Planktonic diatom communities in temperate South-Central Chilean lakes with a focus on Asterionella formosa and the genus Aulacoseira Universiteit Gent Plantentuin Meise / Agentschap Plantentuin Meise Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek
Paleolimnological records from temperate South-Central Chilean lakes revealed a recent and marked increase in the relative abundances of the key-planktonic diatom species Asterionella formosa and Aulacoseira distans. To better understand these changes, we studied the ecological niches of planktonic diatoms in 42 temperate Chilean lakes (36-43 degrees S). We used morphological analysis of spring and early summer diatom communities, as well as ...