BENTHIC DIATOMS FROM THE NORTH-CAROLINA CONTINENTAL-SHELF - INNER AND MID SHELF

被引:38
作者
CAHOON, LB [1 ]
LAWS, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV N CAROLINA,DEPT EARTH SCI,WILMINGTON,NC 28403
关键词
ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BENTHIC DIATOMS; MICROALGAE;
D O I
10.1111/j.0022-3646.1993.00257.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Sediment samples collected by SCUBA divers at two times and three sites on the inner and middle continental shelf of North Carolina contain a well-developed benthic diatom flora. The most abundant species included the pennate forms Cocconeis disculoides, Diploneis papula, Navicula pullus, Delphineis surrirella, Amphora sublaevis, and A. tenerrima. Biomass of this distinct benthic microflora ranged from 16 to 97 mg chl a.m-2 and is comparable to sediment chlorophyll a values reported in previous studies.
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