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Autecological investigations on marine diatoms. I. Experimental results in biogeographical studies

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The upper and/or lower temperature limits for growth of 43 marine diatoms have been determined. According to the extent of the temperature tolerance range for growth and its position within the ecological relevant temperature range, the diatoms were divided in oligo-eurytherm (cold-, temperate-, warm-), meso-eurytherm (cold-, warm-) and eu-eurytherm species.

The definition of the terms cosmopolites and circum-tropical could be enlarged, when the experimentai results and the distribution data from literature (19 distribution maps were combined.

The results showed a significant relation between lower temperature limit for growth and both volume and cell size. In this way the lower temperature limit influences the size distribution of the phytoplankton in the oceans. Large diatoms are absent in cold water because of their high lower temperature limit for growth.

The use of experimental results to reduce the number of sampling stations for determination of geographical distribution of diatoms, is discussed.

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Baars, J.W.M. Autecological investigations on marine diatoms. I. Experimental results in biogeographical studies. Hydrobiological Bulletin 13, 123–137 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02284748

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