A taxonomic survey of lamp flora (Algae and Cyanobacteria) in electrically lit passages within Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-114

  Smith, Thomas ^a   Olson, Rick ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mammoth Cave National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Caves; Cyanobacteria; Kentucky; Lamp flora; Mammoth cave

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CAVE; COLONIZATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLORA; IDENTIFICATION KEY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

KENTUCKY; MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34547216857     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.36.2.6     Document Type: Article

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