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HERO ID
8044001
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Ecology of Freshwater Diatoms - Current Trends and Applications
Author(s)
Poulickova, A; Manoylov, K
Year
2019
Page Numbers
289-309
Web of Science Id
WOS:000526928100015
Abstract
Freshwater systems are considered vulnerable due to the relative scarcity of resources and the conflicting needs between humans and aquatic organisms, where microbial aquatic organisms remain of least concern. This review summarizes directions of the very active research in diatom ecology in the last few decades, focusing on diatom distribution and conditions influencing abundance. The influence of climate vs local environmental predictors is beginning to grow as an area of research, while understanding diatom biogeography and global ecology has been concentrated for extreme environments. The role of traditional taxonomic resolution for freshwater ecosystem biomonitoring remains relevant, but new molecular methodologies show great promise. Ecological guilds, eco-morphological functional groups, and phylogenetic signals present new understanding in the complex ecology of diatom assemblages.
Keywords
Diatoms; distribution; dispersal; diversity; assemblages; classification; metacommunities; biomonitoring
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