Algal diversity in flowing waters at an acidic mine drainage "barrens" in central Pennsylvania, USA

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-496

  Prasanna, Radha ^a,b   Ratha, Sachitra Kumar ^b   Rojas, Claudia ^a   Bruns, Mary Ann ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROALGA; MINING; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROPHYTA; MICROALGAE; MINING; PENNSYLVANIA; SOIL; WATER;

ALGAE; BINUCLEARIA; BOTRYOCOCCUS; CLADOPHORA; CYLINDROCYSTIS; EUGLENA; MICROSPORIDIA; NAVICULA; PROTISTA; ULOTHRIX;

EID: 84855346216     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0073-6     Document Type: Article

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