RT Journal Article
ID 51eae5135264c7c9
A1 Hoffmann, L.
A1 Darienko, T. M.
T1 Diversity and ecology of sandstone-inhabiting algae in casemates of Luxembourg
JF International Journal on Algae
JO IJA
YR 2006
FD 2006-09-27
VO 8
IS 2
SP 109
OP 128
AB This research presents the results of a study of diversity and ecological peculiarities of algae inhabiting sandstone walls in hypogean casemates of the city of Luxembourg. A total of 59 taxa belonging to four divisions of algae were revealed: <i>Cyanoprocaryota</i> = <i>Cyanophyta</i> &minus; 15, <i>Chlorophyta</i> - 30, <i>Bacillariophyta</i> - 10, <i>Eustigmatophyta</i> - 2. Unicellular and filamentous chlorophytes together with filamentous cyanobacteria dominated in species composition. Culture-based observations are presented on a number of noteworthy and poorly described taxa. It was found that species composition of hypogean algae is heterogenous: each studied gallery is inhabited by several algal communities. Two ecological groups, trogloxenes and troglophiles, are represented in studied species composition. Trogloxenes make up 60% of revealed species of algae. It is shown that species composition of algae of the casemates has more in common with those of open-air sandstone substratums than with species composition of algae of lime caves.
PB Begell House
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