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Relationships between surface sediment diatom assemblages and water chemistry gradients in saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica
Citation
Roberts, D and McMinn, A, Relationships between surface sediment diatom assemblages and water chemistry gradients in saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, Antarctic Science, 8, (4) pp. 331-341. ISSN 0954-1020 (1996) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1017/S0954102096000508
Abstract
The relationship between surface sediment diatom assemblages and measured limnological variables in 33 coastal Antarctic lakes was examined by constructing a diatom-water chemistry dataset. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed that salinity and silicate each explain significant amounts of variation in the distribution and abundance of the surface sediment diatom taxa. Salinity has the strongest influence, revealing its value for limnological inference models in this coastal Antarctic region.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Ecology |
| Research Field: | Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Natural Hazards |
| Objective Field: | Natural Hazards in Marine Environments |
| UTAS Author: | Roberts, D (Dr Donna Roberts) |
| UTAS Author: | McMinn, A (Professor Andrew McMinn) |
| ID Code: | 7070 |
| Year Published: | 1996 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 44 |
| Deposited By: | IASOS |
| Deposited On: | 1996-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-08-16 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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