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On the presence of Stephanodiscus niagarae Ehrenberg in central Mexico

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Stephanodiscus niagarae is frequently reported from late Pleistocene (>10,000 yr BP) sediments in central Mexico, with lower abundances through the Holocene. Its presence in Holocene and modern environments in central Mexico was not well documented until our study, where we report on three populations of S. niagarae, one middle Holocene population with particularly high abundance from the Upper Lerma Basin, and two modern sites, Valle de Bravo and Santa Elena. The three sites are located in the same geographical area, in the State of Mexico. The fossil material dates to ca. 6600–4900 yr BP, with S. niagarae reaching up to 90% of the diatom counts. Stephanodiscus niagarae is present in association with Fragilaria pinnata, F. brevistriata, and Aulacoseira granulata. In Valle de Bravo (ca. 30 m deep) S. niagarae is present in very low numbers in water column and surface sediments samples (<1%); the diatom assemblage is dominated by Fragilaria crotonensis in association with A. granulata, A. granulata var. curvata and Cyclotella ocellata. In Santa Elena, a shallow, intermittent irrigation channel, S. niagarae is the second most abundant alga; the diatom assemblage is dominated by S. niagarae in association with A. granulata, A. granulata var. curvata and F. crotonensis. Both modern sites show a trend to eutrophy and these diatom assemblages are taken as indicative of this trend. It is suggested researchers should be cautions when the presence of S. niagarae in sedimentary records is taken as indicative of deep waters conditions, as the present data show that this species can thrive in rather shallow environments in Mexico.

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  1. Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM, 04510, Coyoacán, México City, México

    Franscisco Valadez

  2. Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM, 54000, Tlalnepantla, State of México, México

    Guadalupe Oliva & Gloria Vilaclara

  3. Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM, 04510, Coyoacán, México City, México

    Margarita Caballero

  4. Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, 04510, Coyoacán, México City, México

    Dení Claudia Rodríguez

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Valadez, F., Oliva, G., Vilaclara, G. et al. On the presence of Stephanodiscus niagarae Ehrenberg in central Mexico. J Paleolimnol 34, 147–157 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-005-0810-4

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