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<p>Diatoms are one of the key organisms used in biomonitoring studies and they occur in a wide variety of environments, exhibiting a broad range of tolerance to abiotic factors. Historically, the first freshwater diatom study in Turkey was conducted in 1844 by Ehrenberg based on the material collected from the Murat and Aras Rivers. Situated between large continents (Eurasia and Africa), Turkey comprises areas of very diverse geological, climatic and environmental conditions, so we should expect that organisms such as diatoms show high diversity in this region. The aim of this study is to present new sites of rare and new records in Turkey from different genera along with morphological and ecological characteristics. As a result, a total of 73 species (24 rare and 49 new records) are presented in this study.</p>
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Diatoms are one of the key organisms used in biomonitoring studies and they occur in a wide variety of environments, exhibiting a broad range of tolerance to abiotic factors. Historically, the first freshwater diatom study in Turkey was conducted in 1844 by Ehrenberg based on the material collected from the Murat and Aras Rivers. Situated between large continents (Eurasia and Africa), Turkey comprises areas of very diverse geological, climatic and environmental conditions, so we should expect that organisms such as diatoms show high diversity in this region. The aim of this study is to present new sites of rare and new records in Turkey from different genera along with morphological and ecological characteristics. As a result, a total of 73 species (24 rare and 49 new records) are presented in this study.

Rare and new records of diatoms in Turkey from Kütahya flowing waters

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science & Art

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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{"article-title":"Rare and new records of diatoms in Turkey from Kütahya flowing waters"}

Diatoms are one of the key organisms used in biomonitoring studies and they occur in a wide variety of environments, exhibiting a broad range of tolerance to...

Rare and new records of diatoms in Turkey from Kütahya flowing waters

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Dec 14, 2016

Page range: 564 - 587

Received: Mar 01, 2016

Accepted: Mar 23, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0047

Keywords
Diatom, New records, Kütahya, Running waters, Turkey

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Rare and new records of diatoms in Turkey from Kütahya flowing waters

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Dec 14, 2016

Page range: 564 - 587

Received: Mar 01, 2016

Accepted: Mar 23, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0047

KeywordsDiatom, New records, Kütahya, Running waters, Turkey

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Diatom, New records, Kütahya, Running waters, Turkey