The pH-related morphological variations of two acidophilic species of Desmidiales (Viridiplantae) isolated from a lowland peat bog, Czech Republic

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 409-419

  Černá, Kateřina ^a   Neustupa, Jiří ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Desmidiales; Geometric morphometrics; Green algae; Peat bogs; pH; S V ratio

Indexed keywords

ACIDOPHILY; ALGAL CULTURE; BODY SHAPE; CLONE; GREEN ALGA; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PEATLAND; PH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

CHLOROPHYTA; DESMIDIALES; EUASTRUM BINALE; STAURASTRUM HIRSUTUM; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 77952426309     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-009-9296-x     Document Type: Article

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