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INVESTIGATION OF A DIATOM POPULATION FROM MINE TAILINGS IN NYE COUNTY, NEVADA, U. S. A. 1
Author(s) -
VanLandingham S. L.
Publication year - 1968
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.1529-8817.1968.tb04699.x
Subject(s) - diatom , tailings , population , biology , ecology , demography , materials science , sociology , metallurgy
SUMMARY A diatom population consisting of 31 taxonomic entries was found in tailings from an abandoned mine near Ichthyosaur Paleontologic State Monument, Nye County, Nevada, U.S.A. The diatom population of the mine tailings resembled those found in dry lakes of the vicinity which are similar to some soil diatom populations. The mine tailings population was very similar to some Quaternary diatom assemblages in the vicinity and in other parts of the conterminous United States. The diatom population indicated that alkaline and oligohalobous conditions were prevalent with associated “indifference” with respect to the current spectrum.