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Limnology of Priyadarshani Lake, Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

B. S. Ingole  and
A. H. Parulekar
B. S. Ingole
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 00, India
A. H. Parulekar
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 00, India
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Abstract

Priyadarshani, an oligotrophic lake in Schirmacher Oasis (Antarctica), was surveyed during the austral summers of 1984–85 and 1986–87 in limnological and benthic studies. Benthic microfauna included seven taxonomic groups, dominated numerically by protozoa, rotifera, nematoda, turbellaria, tardigrada, oligochaeta and mites. Faunal density was high in moss-associated sediments. A maximum water depth of 6.5 m was recorded at the centre of the lake. A thick layer (25–90 cm) of moss and algal communities covered the bottom sediments. The total volume of water was estimated to be 62 million m3 over the submerged area of 0·297 km2.

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Polar Record , Volume 26 , Issue 156 , January 1990 , pp. 13 - 18
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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