Open AccessNew cyanobacterial species in the flora of the Polar Urals
Author(s) -
Denis Davydov,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
trudy kolʹskogo naučnogo centra ran
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2307-5252
DOI - 10.37614/2307-5252.2021.6.12.9.009
Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , arctic , montane ecology , habitat , biodiversity , geography , ecology , the arctic , cyanobacteria , polar , species diversity , physical geography , geology , biology , oceanography , paleontology , physics , astronomy , bacteria
The present study provides new results of an inventory of cyanobacterial species from the North part of the Polar Urals Mountains. This territory is characterized as a unique geographical position in the transition between sub-Arctic and Low-Arctic zone and heterogeneous natural conditions. In 2019 expedition in a total of 52 localities were studied, 232 samples collected. The species identification was based on morphological features only. As a result, twenty-three species are reported for the Polar Urals flora for the first time. Feasibly, unexplored biodiversity of the terrestrial cyanobacteria of this territory is very high. This is due to both the presence of a large number of montane habitat types and the geological diversity of rock.