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OCCURRENCE OF PRASIOLA FLUVIATILIS (CHLOROPHYTA) ON ELLESMERE ISLAND IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC 1
Author(s) -
Hamilton Paul B.,
Edlund Sylvia A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1994.00217.x
Subject(s) - biology , circumpolar star , arctic , glacial period , national park , chlorophyta , streams , ecology , oceanography , algae , paleontology , geology , computer network , computer science
Three occurrences of the macroalga Prasiola fluviatilis (Sommerf.) Aresch. were recorded after the examination of 32 stream segments from the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve (81°23′ N) in the High Arctic of Canada. The collection sites were small (second‐third order) glacial melt streams characterized by pH 7.3–8.2, specific conductance of 52–159 μS·cm −1 , low ion levels, extremely low nutrient levels, and the lack of other prominent macroalgae. These occurrences confirm the reported circumpolar distribution of the species.