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11 Carbon Cycle in a Meromictic Crater Lake: Lake Pavin, France ...................... 185
Didier Jézéquel , G. Michard , E. Viollier , P. Agrinier , P. Albéric , F. Lopes ,
G. Abril , and L. Bergonzini
12 The Iron Wheel in Lac Pavin: Interaction with Phosphorus Cycle .................... 205
Vincent Busigny , Didier Jézéquel , Julie Cosmidis , Eric Viollier ,
Karim Benzerara , Noah J. Planavsky , Patrick Albéric , Oanez Lebeau ,
Gérard Sarazin , and Gil Michard
Part IV Biology and Microbial Ecology
13 The Significance of Transparent Exopolymeric Particles (TEP)
for Microorganisms in Lake Pavin ......................................................................... 223
Jean-François Carrias , Christian Amblard , and Télesphore Sime-Ngando
14 Lake Pavin: A Pioneer Site for Ecological Studies of Freshwater Viruses ......... 229
Télesphore Sime-Ngando , Yvan Bettarel , Jonathan Colombet ,
Stéphanie Palesse , Angia Sriram Pradeep Ram , Marie Charpin ,
and Christian Amblard
15 Study of Prokaryotes and Viruses in Aquatic Ecosystems
by Metagenetic and Metagenomic Approaches ..................................................... 245
Gisèle Bronner , Didier Debroas , François Enault , Mylène Hugoni ,
Isabelle Jouan-Dufournel , Isabelle Mary , Viviane Ravet , Simon Roux ,
and Najwa Taïb
16 Anaerobic Microbial Communities and Processes Involved
in the Methane Cycle in Freshwater Lakes-a Focus on Lake Pavin ................... 255
Anne-Catherine Lehours , Guillaume Borrel , Nicole Morel- Desrosiers ,
Corinne Bardot , Vincent Grossi , Benoit Keraval , Eléonore Attard ,
Jean-Pierre Morel , Christian Amblard , and Gerard Fonty
17 New Insights into the Microbial Contribution to the Chlorine
Cycle in Aquatic Ecosystems ................................................................................... 285
Eric Dugat-Bony , Pierre Peyret , and Corinne Biderre-Petit
18 The Importance of Phagotrophic Protists in Lake Pavin ..................................... 307
Jean-François Carrias , Christian Amblard , Gilles Bourdier ,
and Télesphore Sime-Ngando
19 Diversity and Biogeography of Picoeukaryotes: New Insights
into the Rare Biosphere ........................................................................................... 315
Cécile Lepère , Isabelle Domaizon , and Didier Debroas
20 Molecular Diversity Studies in Lake Pavin Reveal the Ecological
Importance of Parasitic True Fungi in the Plankton ............................................ 329
Télesphore Sime-Ngando , Mélanie Gerphagnon , Jonathan Colombet ,
Marlène Jobard , Emilie Lefevre , Sébastien Monchy , Serena Rasconi ,
Delphine Latour , Jean-François Carrias , and Christian Amblard
21 History of the Fish Fauna of Lake Pavin: A Population Heavily
Influenced by Man? ................................................................................................. 345
François Desmolles
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