OCCURRENCE OF PRASIOLA FLUVIATILIS (CHLOROPHYTA) ON ELLESMERE ISLAND IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC 1

ABSTRACT Three occurrences of the macroalga Prasiola fluviatilis (Sommerf.) Aresch. were recorded after the examination of 32 stream segments from the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve (81°23′ N) in the High Arctic of Canada. The collection sites were small (second‐third order) glacial melt str...

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Published in:Journal of Phycology
Main Authors: Hamilton, Paul B., Edlund, Sylvia A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994
Subjects:
Arctic
Canada
Ellesmere Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3646.1994.00217.x
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Summary:ABSTRACT Three occurrences of the macroalga Prasiola fluviatilis (Sommerf.) Aresch. were recorded after the examination of 32 stream segments from the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve (81°23′ N) in the High Arctic of Canada. The collection sites were small (second‐third order) glacial melt streams characterized by pH 7.3–8.2, specific conductance of 52–159 μS·cm −1 , low ion levels, extremely low nutrient levels, and the lack of other prominent macroalgae. These occurrences confirm the reported circumpolar distribution of the species.

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