The influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the Windmill Islands, Antarctica
The species composition of benthic diatom communities responds rapidly to environmental change. At four shallow benthic sites in the Windmill Islands, Casey, East Antarctica, redundancy analysis indicated that changes in sediment grain-size, light availability and water depth account for 30% of the...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:32196 2023-05-15T14:03:54+02:00 The influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the Windmill Islands, Antarctica Cunningham, LK McMinn, A 2004 https://doi.org/10.2216/i0031-8884-43-6-744.1 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/32196 en eng International Phycological Society http://dx.doi.org/10.2216/i0031-8884-43-6-744.1 Cunningham, LK and McMinn, A, The influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the Windmill Islands, Antarctica, Phycologia, 43, (6) pp. 744-755. ISSN 0031-8884 (2004) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/32196 Biological Sciences Plant Biology Phycology (incl. Marine Grasses) Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2004 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.2216/i0031-8884-43-6-744.1 2019-12-13T21:11:36Z The species composition of benthic diatom communities responds rapidly to environmental change. At four shallow benthic sites in the Windmill Islands, Casey, East Antarctica, redundancy analysis indicated that changes in sediment grain-size, light availability and water depth account for 30% of the variation observed in the relative abundances of diatom taxa. The amount of mud (< 63 m) present within the sediments explained 18% of the variation in the relative abundances of diatom species observed in samples from all four locations. Within two locations, the amount of mud present explained 25% or more of the total variation in relative species abundance observed. Differences between locations explained 28% of the variation observed in relative species abundance; however, the majority of this was due to changes in grain-size, light availability and depth between the locations. It is unclear what other parameters contribute to observed differences between locations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica East Antarctica Windmill Islands eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) East Antarctica Windmill Islands ENVELOPE(110.417,110.417,-66.350,-66.350) Phycologia 43 6 744 755 |
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The species composition of benthic diatom communities responds rapidly to environmental change. At four shallow benthic sites in the Windmill Islands, Casey, East Antarctica, redundancy analysis indicated that changes in sediment grain-size, light availability and water depth account for 30% of the variation observed in the relative abundances of diatom taxa. The amount of mud (< 63 m) present within the sediments explained 18% of the variation in the relative abundances of diatom species observed in samples from all four locations. Within two locations, the amount of mud present explained 25% or more of the total variation in relative species abundance observed. Differences between locations explained 28% of the variation observed in relative species abundance; however, the majority of this was due to changes in grain-size, light availability and depth between the locations. It is unclear what other parameters contribute to observed differences between locations. |
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The influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the Windmill Islands, Antarctica |
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The influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the Windmill Islands, Antarctica |
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The influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the Windmill Islands, Antarctica |
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The influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the Windmill Islands, Antarctica |
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influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the windmill islands, antarctica |
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