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When temporary rivers go temporary
Our sampling last Thursday showed an interesting new feature of the rivers of the Paderborn Plateau. The sites of the Sauer and most of the sites of the Talgosse were completely dry. What does this effect have on the diatoms living in usually only spatially drying rivers? The first finding is an increase in diatom…
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Both Hydrology and Physicochemistry Influence Diatom Morphometry
Summary of the results of my first paper published in Diatom Research: https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2020.1828175 Andrea M. Burfeid-Castellanos, Michael Kloster, Jaume Cambra & Bánk Beszteri (2020) Both hydrology and physicochemistry influence diatom morphometry, Diatom Research, DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2020.1828175 Have you ever thought about whether diatom sizes can change according to nutrients? Hydrology surely should does, but what about…
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Temporary diatoms or – why am I here?
Temporary rivers Temporary rivers, also known as intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are important ecosystems which are only now coming into focus. In naturally continually (deserts) or temporarily hot (e.g. Mediterranean climate) dry riverine ecosystems, the lack of precipitation affects the river hydrology – the river dries up. An interesting variation on this theme…
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Temporary diatoms
What do diatoms and drying have to do? Diatoms are able to survive drying and I am interested to know the ecology behind it.
