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Publication Date
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2026-07-06 |
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Title
| Peer Review #1 of "Temporal and spatial variability of terrestrial diatoms at the catchment scale: controls on productivity and comparison with other soil algae (v0.1)" [* Cross-Reference *] |
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Other Identifier
| https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.9198v0.1/reviews/1
OpenAlex ID: https://openalex.org/W3034991925 |
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Author
| Soizic Morin (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Wageningen University & Research) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0360-9383 |
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Description
| Terrestrial diatoms are an integral component of the soil microbial community.However, their productivity and how it compares to other algal groups remains poorly known.This lack of knowledge hampers their potential use as environmental markers in various applications.As a way forward, we investigated the seasonal and spatial patterns of diatom assemblages and the role of environmental factors on the soil diatom productivity.We collected soil algal samples in 16 sites across the Attert River basin (Luxembourg) every four weeks for a period of 12 months.The algal abundances were then derived from pigment analysis using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).Our results indicate that diatom productivity is mainly controlled by factors related to soil moisture availability leading to seasonal patterns, whereas the concentration of green algae remained stable over the course of the study period.Generally, anthropic disturbed habitats contained less living diatom cells than undisturbed habitats.Also, we learned that diatoms can be the dominant algal group at periods of the year with high soil moisture. (2020-06-08)
***This entry has been automatically imported via OpenAlex by LIST harvest scripts. Please refer to https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.9198v0.1/reviews/1 for the original and latest version of the publication*** (2026-07-01) |
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Subject
| Agricultural Sciences; Arts and Humanities; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Physics |
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Keyword
| Algae
Productivity
Environmental science
Scale (ratio)
Temporal scales
Ecology
Geography
Physical geography
Biology
Cartography |
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Topic Classification
| Diatoms and Algae Research
Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology |
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Deposit Date
| 2020-06-08 |
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Data Type
| Peer-review |