Diatoms in Kamchatka’s Hot Spring Soils

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Alfiya Fazlutdinova, Yunir Gabidullin, Rezeda Allaguvatova, Lira Gaysina
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: cosmopolitan taxa; ecotone; extreme habitats; diversity; hydrothermal ecosystems; Kuril-Kamchatka Island Arc; Kamchatka Peninsula; Paratunka; Malki; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d12110435

Diatoms inhabiting terrestrial habitats that are affected by thermal activity remain poorly studied, despite significant interest in the biodiversity of hot springs. The Kamchatka peninsula is characterized by the presence of 30 active volcanoes associated with hydrotherms. Our study involved a surv...