A limnological survey of the Ablation Point area, Alexander Island, Antarctica

Heywood, R.B.. 1977 A limnological survey of the Ablation Point area, Alexander Island, Antarctica. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279 (963). 39-54. 10.1098/rstb.1977.0070

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Abstract/Summary

The ice-free area around Ablation Point (70° 49' S, 68° 25' W) is of particular limnological interest. Numerous ponds and pools lie on coastal moraines and large, permanently ice-covered lakes lie in the valleys. Two of the lakes are unusual in that they are in contact with seawater from George VI Sound which is covered by an ice shelf, 100-500 m thick, and which separates Alexander Island from the Antarctic mainland. Evidence for the existence of a marine biome, 100 km from the open sea, was obtained from one lake. Freshwater biological samples added new genera to Antarctic lists, extended the known range of species, and illustrated the important role of isolation in the determination of antarctic biocoeneses.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1098/rstb.1977.0070
ISSN:	0962-8436
NORA Subject Terms:	Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	16 Oct 2019 10:39 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525432

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1098/rstb.1977.0070

ISSN:

0962-8436

NORA Subject Terms:

Biology and Microbiology

Date made live:

16 Oct 2019 10:39 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525432