Identifying environmental drivers of benthic diatom diversity: the case of Mediterranean mountain ponds

This study aims at elucidating the environmental factors controlling benthic diatom diversity and uniqueness in Mediterranean mountain ponds. Samples of periphytic diatoms were collected in 45 ponds in Andalusia, south of Spain, and analysed by standard methods. Data analysis reveals that diatom div...

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Main Authors: Saúl Blanco, Adriana Olenici, Fernando Ortega, Francisco Jiménez-Gómez, Francisco Guerrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8825.pdf