Depth-related changes in benthic diatom assemblages of a maritime Antarctic lake

The epiphytic diatoms of filamentous matforming algae in Sombre Lake, Signy Island, South Orkneys, Antarctica were examined in a field study from January to March 1987. Results reveal 1) a shallow shelf assemblage, dominated by Fragilaria spp, with high percentages of empty frustules, and low number...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Oppenheim, Deborah R., Ellis-Evans, J. Cynan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Springer 1989
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521291/
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261037