Epilithic algae in a glacial stream at Hope Bay (Antarctica)

• Main Authors: Izaguirre, Irina, Pizarro, Haydee Norma
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: algae; community composition; cyanobacteria; epilithic algae; glacial stream; meltwater; Antarctica; Hope Bay; Chrysophyceae; Hydrurus foetidus; Phaeogloea mucosa; Phormidium fragile; Prasiola crispa; Antarctic; Argentina; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_07224060_v19_n1_p24_Izaguirre; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07224060_v19_n1_p24_Izaguirre

The epilithic algal community of a glacial stream of Hope Bay (Antarctica) was studied during the summer period of 1995. Major hydrological changes, which affected the main physical and chemical features, were observed in the stream according to the meltwater pulses. The enrichment of the stream by...