The algal community at an ecocline of a cold sulphidic spring (Sovra artesian borehole, Slovenia)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 5255-5261

  Eleršek, Tina ^a   Mulec, Janez ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Algae; Artesian borehole; Diatoms; Periphyton; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ARTESIAN; BACTERIAL INDICATORS; DIATOMS; PERIPHYTONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SIMILARITY INDICES; SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SULPHIDE;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ARTESIAN WELL; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BOREHOLE; DIATOM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PERIPHYTON; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPRING WATER; SULFATE;

SLOVENIA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALONEIS TENUIS; GOMPHONEMA; NAVICULA RADIOSA; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIA SP.; TRIBONEMA VULGARE;

EID: 84901632687     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2928-4     Document Type: Article

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