Benthic diatom flora of freshwater and saline lakes in the Larsemann Hills and Rauer Islands, East Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-248

  Sabbe, Koen ^a   Verleyen, E ^a   Hodgson, D A ^b   Vanhoutte, K ^a   Vyverman, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biogeography; Diversity; Freshwater lake; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DIATOM; FLORA; FRESHWATER; LAKE; SALT WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0038581692     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410200300124X     Document Type: Article

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