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Alternate Title
Community Structure of Diatoms Epiphytic on Pneumatophores of the Black Mangrove, Avicennia germinans, in a Louisiana Salt Marsh
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Article
Abstract
The taxonomy, diversity, and similarity of diatom assemblages epiphytic on pneumatophores of black mangrove, Avicennia germinans (L.) L., in southeastern Louisiana were investigated. A total of 109 taxa representing 27 genera were identified in samples from five sites. The most abundant taxa were Nitzschia brittonii Hagelstein, Nitz. frustulum (Kutz.) Grun., Navicula diserta Hust., Denticula subtilis Grun., and Amphora tenuissima Hust. Comparisons with previous studies indicate that the diatom flora epiphytic on A. germinans in this study is much more characteristic of temperate salt marshes than of subtropical mangrove communities.
First Page
255
Last Page
259
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Recommended Citation
Maples, R. S.
1983.
Community Structure of Diatoms Epiphytic on Pneumatophores of the Black Mangrove, Avicennia germinans, in a Louisiana Salt Marsh.
Gulf Research Reports
7
(3):
255-259.
Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol7/iss3/7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18785/grr.0703.07
