Geographic distribution of epilithic diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) in Antarctic lakes, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica Region

• Published in: Check List
• Main Authors: Ferreira da Silva, Juliana, Oliveira, Maria Angélica, Paidano Alves, Rodrigo, Vestena Cassol, Ana Paula, Ribeiro da Anunciação, Raylane, Pereira da Silva, Eduardo, Schünemann, Adriano Luis, Batista Pereira, Antônio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019
• Subjects: Aquatic systems; biogeography; conservation; environment; microalgae; Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Deception Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3463743; https://doi.org/10.15560/15.5.797

Organisms adapt to the environment by establishing themselves in suitable locations. Adaptation to the harsh Antarctic environment is no different. In this work the communities of epilithic diatoms in ice-free areas of water systems of five Antarctic islands are studied. The samples were oxidized, a...