The diversity, distribution and ecology of diatoms from Antarctic inland waters

• Main Author: Jones, VJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: CHAPMAN HALL LTD 1996
• Subjects: diatoms; inland waters; benthic; planktonic palaeoecology; KING-GEORGE-ISLAND; HOPE BAY; SOUTH-SHETLAND; VESTFOLD HILLS; FINE-STRUCTURE; LAKES; PHYTOPLANKTON; PENINSULA; EVOLUTION; RECONSTRUCTION; Antarctic; Hope Bay; King George Island; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/66824/

Diatoms are abundant and diverse in many Antarctic freshwaters, with a general trend of decreasing diversity moving southwards. They form an important component of many benthic algal communities in streams and standing waters but are generally less common in the phytoplankton. Diatoms are excellent...