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  3. Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210-1002, USA

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Lyons, W.B., Laybourn-Parry, J., Welch, K.A., Priscu, J.C. (2006). Antarctic Lake Systems and Climate Change. In: Bergstrom, D.M., Convey, P., Huiskes, A.H.L. (eds) Trends in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5277-4_13

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