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Some physical and generic aspects of fluctuations in non-marine plankton diatom populations

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Physical, i.e., non-chemical, factors may be the greatest in importance in determining the pulses and fluctuations of diatoms as opposed to chemical, this is especially true when the non-physical factors cause a tremendous magnifying or diminishing effect operating in conjunction with nutritional and growth requirements and limitations.

To state that any one factor is the most important in influencing diatom or phytoplankton populations, as many workers have done in the past, is incorrect. The situation is so complex that even factors have subfactors.

Fluctuations in diatom and other phytoplankton populations are better understood in the light of physical than of biotic or chemical factors.

In temperate climates it can be stated thatMelosira is consistently one of the most important members of non-marine plankton diatom populations.Synedra, Cyclotella, Asterionella, Fragilaria, andTabellaria are also of great importance.Stephanodiscus is of major importance also, but its development is often very sporadic and spasmodic. All other genera are of minor significance, with the exception of the rare dominants,Navicula, Rhizosolenia, andNitzschia. Nitzschia is frequently favored by pollution.

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Van Landingham, S.L. Some physical and generic aspects of fluctuations in non-marine plankton diatom populations. Bot. Rev 30, 437–478 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858540

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