Diversity and habitat preferences of benthic diatoms from South Bay (Livingston Island, Antarctica)

• Published in: Plant Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: ZIDAROVA,RALITSA, Ivanov,Plamen, Hineva,Elitsa, Dzhembekova,Nina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Meise Botanic Garden and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium 2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; diatoms; epilithon; habitats; marine benthos; species diversity; taxonomy; Antarctic; Livingston Island; South Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.84534; https://plecevo.eu/article/84534/

Background and aims – Despite a long research history, knowledge of Antarctic marine benthic diatoms is fragmentary. This study reports on marine benthic diatoms from South Bay, Livingston Island, focusing on diatoms living on hard substrata, and species distribution across different coastal habitat...