Cyanobacteria in microbial mats of Antarctic lakes (East Antarctica) - A microscopical approach

peer reviewed The cyanobacterial diversity in microbial mats of 56 lakes located in the Larsemann Hills and Bølingen Islands (East Antarctica) was studied by light microscopy. Thirty taxa belonging to 13 genera of Chroococcales, Oscillatoriales and Nostocales were described. Photomicrographs of the...

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Main Authors: Taton, Arnaud, Hoffmann, Lucien, Wilmotte, Annick
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 2008
Subjects:
cyanobacteria
Antarctic lakes
biogeography
microbial mats
taxonomy
morphological diversity
Life sciences
Microbiology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Sciences du vivant
Microbiologie
Sciences de l’environnement & écologie
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Bølingen Islands
East Antarctica
Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/17410
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Summary:peer reviewed The cyanobacterial diversity in microbial mats of 56 lakes located in the Larsemann Hills and Bølingen Islands (East Antarctica) was studied by light microscopy. Thirty taxa belonging to 13 genera of Chroococcales, Oscillatoriales and Nostocales were described. Photomicrographs of the different taxa are provided and their taxonomical assignment as well as their ecology and distribution are discussed. In addition, a semi-quantitative estimation of the abundance of the different morphotypes in the samples was realized and correlated with the mat physiognomy. MICROMAT, LAQUAN

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