Calcification types of Oocardium stratum Nägeli and microhabitat conditions in springs of the Alps

Freshwater Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 610-624

  Rott, Eugen ^a   Hotzy, Ralf ^b   Cantonati, Marco ^c   Sanders, Diethard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Landesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern ^*  (Germany)

^c Museo Delle Scienze   (Italy)

Author keywords

biocalcification; calcite; cool springs; desmids; freshwater; habitat niche; in situ pH; Oocardium calcification signature

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BRYOPHYTE; CALCIFICATION; CALCITE; COATING; DEGASSING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; LIMESTONE; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE; PETROGRAPHY; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRING WATER;

ALPS; CROATIA;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; DESMIDIALES; EUCLADIUM VERTICILLATUM; PALUSTRIELLA FALCATA; ZYGNEMOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84884371876     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11.084.1     Document Type: Article

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