Diatom monitors of close-to-pristine, very-low alkalinity habitats: Three new eunotia species from springs in nature parks of the south-eastern alps

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-221

  Cantonati, Marco ^a   Lange Bertalot, Horst ^b,c  

^a Museo delle Scienze   (Italy)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Ecological integrity; Eunotia cisalpina sp. nov.; Eunotia fallacoides sp. nov.; Eunotia insubrica sp. nov.; Naturally acidic habitats

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; DIATOM; INORGANIC ACID; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NEW SPECIES; NUTRIENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC ACID; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; RED LIST; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPRING WATER; TAXONOMY;

ALPS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUNOTIA;

EID: 79959464610     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2011.209     Document Type: Article

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