TABLE 2.
Information on sampling locations
| Lake | Latitude, longitude | Altitude (m) | Area (km2) | Sampling date | Sample identifier (ID) | Sampling depth (m) | pH | TDS (g/liter) | Temp (°C) | DO (mg/liter) | Prokaryotic abundance (106 cells/ml) | No. of sequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | 32°07′N, 84°44′E | 4,396 | 88 | 25 August 2009 | DC | 0 | 8.8 | 38.8 | 18.7 | 4.83 | 1.62 | 49 |
| DZC | 31°50′N, 87°28′E | 4,379 | 245 | 8 July 2010 | DZC | 0 | 9.8 | 15.8 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 0.06 | 48 |
| ZGTC | 32°03′N, 90°50′E | 4,561 | 191 | 15 August 2009 | ZGTC-0 m | 0 | 10.1 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 4.13 | 1.47 | 45 |
| ZGTC-12 m | 12 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 1.20 | 47 | ||||||
| ZGTC-25 m | 25 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 0.13 | 2.24 | 48 | ||||||
| PE | 31°24′N, 90°54′E | 4,540 | 136 | 8 October 2008 | PE | 0 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 9.62 | 1.25 | 50 |
| AGC | 31°11′N, 85°27′E | 4,658 | 23 | 27 October 2009 | AGC | 0 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 15.1 | 5.87 | 1.00 | 47 |
| NMC | 30°45′N, 90°44′E | 4,728 | 1,961 | 1 October 2009 | NMC-4 m | 4 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 5.61 | 0.58 | 49 |
| NMC-12 m | 12 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 5.62 | 0.75 | 46 | |||||
| NMC-20 m | 20 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 6.51 | 0.51 | 42 | |||||
| NMC-44 m | 44 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.87 | 0.42 | 43 | |||||
| NMC-72 m | 72 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 6.54 | 0.34 | 44 | |||||
| NMC-92 m | 92 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.31 | 0.20 | 45 | |||||
| 11 November 2006 | NMC-0611 | 0 (ice) | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.39 | 48 | ||||||
| 18 August 2007 | NMC-0708 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 | 1.36 | 50 | ||||||
| 15 December 2007 | NMC-0712 | 0 (ice) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.23 | 46 | ||||||
| 16 March 2008 | NMC-0803 | 0 (ice) | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.26 | 46 | ||||||
| 15 June 2008 | NMC-0806 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 | 0.74 | 45 | ||||||
| 15 October 2008 | NMC-0810 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 1.61 | 46 | ||||||
| 5 January 2009 | NMC-0901 | 0 (ice) | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.50 | 49 | ||||||
| 15 March 2009 | NMC-0903 | 0 (ice) | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.13 | 48 | ||||||
| 16 April 2009 | NMC-0904 | 0 (ice) | 0.4 | 5.0 | 1.93 | 47 | ||||||
| PMYC | 28°30′N, 90°13′ E | 5,030 | 290 | 8 October 2008 | PMYC | 0 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 4.64 | 1.69 | 49 |