The algal flora of an extremely acidic, metal-rich drainage pond of São Domingos pyrite mine (Portugal)

Cryptogamie, Algologie

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-324

  Wołowski, Konrad ^a   Turnau, Katarzyna ^b,c   Henriques, Fernando S ^d  

^a W SZAFER INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acidophilic algae; Diatoms; Euglena mutabilis; Metal contamination

Indexed keywords

ACHROMATIUM; ACHROMATIUM VOLUTANS; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS; EUGLENA; EUGLENA MUTABILIS; EUNOTIA EXIGUA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PINNULARIA ACORICOLA; ULOTHRIX TENERRIMA;

EID: 57649121698     PISSN: 01811568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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