Glacial lake outburst floods enhance benthic microbial productivity in perennially ice-covered Lake Untersee (East Antarctica)

Benoit Faucher; Denis Lacelle; Nicole Britney Marsh; Liam Jasperse; Ian Douglas Clark; Dale Thomas Andersen

doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00280-x

Communications Earth & Environment (Oct 2021)

Glacial lake outburst floods enhance benthic microbial productivity in perennially ice-covered Lake Untersee (East Antarctica)

Benoit Faucher,
Denis Lacelle,
Nicole Britney Marsh,
Liam Jasperse,
Ian Douglas Clark,
Dale Thomas Andersen

Affiliations

Benoit Faucher: Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa
Denis Lacelle: Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa
Nicole Britney Marsh: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa
Liam Jasperse: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa
Ian Douglas Clark: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa
Dale Thomas Andersen: Carl Sagan Center, SETI Institute

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00280-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Large periodic glacial outburst flood events replenish inorganic carbon concentrations and fuel the primary productivity of benthic microbial communities in the perennially ice-covered Lake Untersee.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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