Association between physical and geochemical characteristics of thermal springs and algal diversity in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-104

  Jonker, C Z ^a   van Ginkel, C ^b   Olivier, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b Cripsis Environment Environmental Services   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Algae; Diversity; Geochemical; Limpopo Province; Thermal springs

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALGAL SPECIES; DIVERSITY; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GEOCHEMICALS; LIMPOPO PROVINCE; MINERAL CONTENT; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AFRICA; THERMOPHILICS; WATER SAMPLES;

ALGAE;

ALGA; BIOINDICATOR; CYANOBACTERIUM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL; PH; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; THERMAL SPRING; THERMAL WATER;

LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALGAE; AULACOSEIRA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLORELLA (CHLORELLALES); CHLORELLA (PRASIOLALES); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED CHLOROPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE); CHLOROPHYTA; COELASTRUM; CRATICULA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYCLOTELLA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUGLENIDA; GYROSIGMA; NITZSCHIA; NODULARIA; SCHIZOTHRIX; SPIROGYRA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNEDRA;

EID: 84873036043     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v39i1.10     Document Type: Article

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