Geographic distribution of epilithic diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) in Antarctic lakes, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica Region

• Published in: Check List
• Main Authors: da Silva,Juliana, Oliveira,Maria Angélica, Paidano Alves,Rodrigo, Cassol,Ana Paula, Anunciação,Raylane, Silva,Eduardo, Schünemann,Adriano Luis, Batista Pereira,Antônio
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019
• Subjects: Aquatic systems; biogeography; conservation; environment; microalgae; Antarctic; Deception Island; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.5.797; https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/34495/

Organisms adapt to the environment by establishing themselves in suitable locations. Adaptation to the harsh Antarctic environment is no different. In this work the communities of epilithic diatoms in ice-free areas of water systems of five Antarctic islands are studied. The samples were oxidized, a...