Diatoms in Paleoenvironmental Studies of Peatlands
The great diversity of diatoms in aquatic ecosystems and their close relationship with water chemistry make them one of the most informative and widely used biological proxies in paleoenvironmental studies of wetlands, except for peatland ecosystems. Currently, significant controversy still exists o...
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| description | The great diversity of diatoms in aquatic ecosystems and their close relationship with water chemistry make them one of the most informative and widely used biological proxies in paleoenvironmental studies of wetlands, except for peatland ecosystems. Currently, significant controversy still exists over the preservation of diatoms in peat. However, considerable evidence indicates that diatoms remain in good condition in minerotrophic peatlands, and they have been successfully used in paleoenvironmental studies in high-latitude regions and especially in Southern Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-adc1073ddf444a9aa69d4b1629fd717e2023-11-19T20:20:17ZengMDPI AGQuaternary2571-550X2020-04-01321010.3390/quat3020010Diatoms in Paleoenvironmental Studies of PeatlandsRafael Carballeira0Xabier Pontevedra-Pombal1Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia, SpainDepartment of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainThe great diversity of diatoms in aquatic ecosystems and their close relationship with water chemistry make them one of the most informative and widely used biological proxies in paleoenvironmental studies of wetlands, except for peatland ecosystems. Currently, significant controversy still exists over the preservation of diatoms in peat. However, considerable evidence indicates that diatoms remain in good condition in minerotrophic peatlands, and they have been successfully used in paleoenvironmental studies in high-latitude regions and especially in Southern Europe.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/3/2/10diatomspaleoecologypeatlandsSouthern Europe |
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| title | Diatoms in Paleoenvironmental Studies of Peatlands |
| title_full | Diatoms in Paleoenvironmental Studies of Peatlands |
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| title_short | Diatoms in Paleoenvironmental Studies of Peatlands |
| title_sort | diatoms in paleoenvironmental studies of peatlands |
| topic | diatoms paleoecology peatlands Southern Europe |
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