Distribution of moss-inhabiting diatoms along an altitudinal gradient at sub-Antarctic Îles Kerguelen

Antarctic Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-24

  Gremmen, Niek J M ^a,b   Van De Vijver, Bart ^c   Frenot, Yves ^d,e   Lebouvier, Marc ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Data Analyse Ecologie   (Netherlands)

^c BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^d TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Climatic gradient; Species diversity; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DIATOM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOSS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBANTARCTIC REGION;

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; KERGUELEN ISLANDS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 34247549198     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000041     Document Type: Article

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