Role of Altitude in Formation of Diatom Diversity of High Mountain Protected Glacier Lakes in the Kaçkar Mountains National Park, Rize, Turkey

The benthic diatom assemblages of the glacier Avusor Great Lake and Koçdüzü Great Lake were investigated in August 2019. A total of 71 diatom species belonging to 34 genera were determined in the samples, 49 species from Avusor Great Lake and 37 from Koçdüzü Great Lake. Only 15 diatom species were c...

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Main Authors: Bülent Şahin, Sophia Barınova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Environments
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/9/10/127