As part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, the growth of benthic cyanobacteria-dominated mats in the lakes have been monitored. This dataset shows chlorophyll-a levels associated with the benthic mats. Values are provided for various depths of Lake Hoare during the 1996-97 field season, both with and without correction for phaeopigments.
Dataset Results
1996-12-01 to 1996-12-31
10.6073/pasta/d3e9d47d479379d6b9c30b8ecaf48968
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An important part of the McMurdo Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project is monitoring of spatial and temporal patterns, and processes that control primary production in perennial ice-covered lakes. This data package addresses this core area of research by quantifying chlorophyll-a concentrations within specific depths along the water column of several lakes located across the McMurdo Dry Valleys region of Antarctica.
Date Range:
1993-10-27 to 2023-01-07
Data sources:
DOI:
10.6073/pasta/8621e8d2332c8b65aae4d272d055eb1d
Dataset ID:
44
An important part of the McMurdo Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) is monitoring of spatial and temporal patterns, and processes that control net primary production (carbon dynamics) in perennial ice-covered lakes. One of the primary losses of carbon fixed by phytoplankton is through respiration, directly by the phytoplankton themselves and secondarily through the metabolic contributions of heterotrophic organisms such as bacterioplankton and protozoa. The coupling of low metabolic activity and supersaturated gases in the water column prohibits a direct measurement of respiration.
Date Range:
1993-10-31 to 2001-12-30
Data sources:
DOI:
10.6073/pasta/023422cfe0208d4dcabef450f15c7511
Dataset ID:
43