Microbial mats of twenty-six lakes from Potter Peninsula,King George Island,Antarctica |
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Authors: | Vinocur Alicia Pizarro Haydée |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C 1428 EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina;(2) Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C 1428 EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina;(3) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina |
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Abstract: | The taxonomic composition and ecology of microbial mats were investigated in 26 lentic environments of Potter Peninsula (King George Island, Antarctica) during the summer of 1995/96. These have different limnological characteristics according to the location of the basins. Among the 139 algal taxa registered, 10 are new records for Antarctica. Bacillariophyceae was the dominant class in terms of species richness, followed by the Cyanobacteria and Chlorophyceae. TWINSPAN classification was used to describe six epilithic algal assemblages; Canonical Correspondence Analysis ordination showed that soluble reactive phosphorus, phytoplanktonic chlorophyll a concentration and conductivity were the main sources for the variation in the data. |
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Keywords: | microbial mats lakes Potter Peninsula maritime Antarctica TWINSPAN classification CCA ordination |
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