Diatom colonization and community development in Antarctic marine waters – a short-term experiment

• Main Authors: Zidarova Ralitsa, Ivanov Plamen, Dzhembekova Nina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2020
• Subjects: antarctica; diatoms; colonization; artificial substrates; marine benthos; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Johnsons; Johnsons Dock; Livingston Island; South Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Research; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2020.132572; https://doaj.org/article/e422320d15e7441cba1e8a09f89ce412

Main aim of the study was to search for possible differences in diatom colonization and their communities under the influence of glacier meltwater inflow and when unaffected by glacier meltwater, and also to define the time needed for the development of diatom communities on newly submerged substrat...