An illustrated and annotated checklist of freshwater diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from Livingston, Signy and Beak Island (Maritime Antarctic Region)

• Published in: Plant Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Sterken, Mieke, Verleyen, Elie, Jones, Vivienne, Hodgson, Dominic, Vyverman, Wim, Sabbe, Koen, Van de Vijver, Bart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Meise Botanic Garden and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium 2015
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DIATOM TAXONOMY; ENDEMIC; FRESHWATER; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Beak Island; James Ross Island; James Ross Island group; Livingston Island; Ross Island; Signy Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2015.1103

Background and aims – Non-marine diatom communities in the Antarctic Region are characterized by a typical species composition, dominated by a large number of Antarctic endemic species. Despite recent advances in our knowledge about the diversity and biogeography of non-marine Antarctic diatoms, the...