A preliminary survey of cryobiontic algal communities from Cierva Point (Antarctic Peninsula)

• Main Authors: Mataloni, María Gabriela, Tesolin, Gustavo A.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Algae; Antarctica; Cryobiontic communities; Ecology; Snow; algal community; cyanobacteria; diatom; species richness; Danco Coast; Cierva Point; Chlorophyceae; Koliella; Scotiella; Trochiscia; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Cierva; Danco; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09541020_v9_n3_p250_Mataloni; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09541020_v9_n3_p250_Mataloni

Algal communities colouring snow and ice were studied at fourteen sites on Cierva Point (Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula). Chlorophyta were the dominant group in cryobiontic communities, both in species richness and abundance. Cyanobacteria and diatoms, in turn, showed a higher species number at lo...