A preliminary survey of cryobiontic algal communities from Cierva Point (Antarctic Peninsula)

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Mataloni, Gabriela, Tesolín, Gustavo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1997
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Cierva; Danco; Danco Coast; Cierva Point; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102097000333; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102097000333

Algal communities colouring snow and ice were studied at fourteen sites on Cierva Point (Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula). Chlorophyta were the dominant group in cryobiontic communities, both in species richness and abundance. Cyanobacteria and diatoms, in turn, showed a higher species number at lo...