Ecology of algal communities of different soil types from Cierva Point, Antarctic Peninsula

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 339-351

  Garraza, G González ^a   Mataloni, G ^a,b   Fermani, P ^c   Vinocur, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Community structure; Maritime Antarctica; Mineral soils; Ornithogenic soils; Soil algae

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MICROALGA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SAMPLING; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL TYPE; TAXONOMY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; CIERVA POINT; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 79951771384     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0887-8     Document Type: Article

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