Cymbella tridentina sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a crenophilous diatom from carbonate springs of the Alps

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 775-788

  Cantonati, Marco ^a   Lange Bertalot, Horst ^b,c   Scalfi, Alessia ^a   Angeli, Nicola ^a  

^a MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alps; crenophilous; Cymbella tridentina; diatoms; epilithon; headwaters; longitudinal distribution; oligotrophy; seasonality; springs; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBONATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIATOM; EPILITHON; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEADWATER; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEASONALITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPRING WATER; TYPE LOCALITY;

ALPS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYMBELLA;

EID: 77954878788     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-077.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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