An integrative approach to epilithic diatom diversity analysis in tropical streams from the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Central Mexico : Ein integrativer Ansatz zur Analyse der Vielfalt epilithischer Diatomeen in tropischen Bächen des Lerma-Chapala Beckens, Zentralmexiko

• Main Author: Mora Hernández, Luis Demetrio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Freie Universität Berlin 2018
• Subjects: diatom communities; epilithon; DNA barcoding; eDNA metabarcoding; taxonomic reference libraries; 18S V4 rRNA gene; High-Throughput Sequencing HTS; Lerma‒Chapala Basin, Central Mexico; 500 Natural sciences and mathematics570 Life sciences579 Microorganisms, fungi, algae; 500 Natural sciences and mathematics570 Life sciences577 Ecology; Faroe Islands; Lone; New Zealand; Reine; Färöer; Färöer-Inseln
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-831; https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/23033

The study and application of diatoms as biological indicators in Mexico is infrequent, despite the multiple advantages offered by these organisms in the assessment and monitoring of freshwaters. In the few diatom studies of Mexican freshwaters, there seems to be low species diversity and an inherent...