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• Title:
  Taxonomic investigations of cyanobacterial and algal flora from the Southern Altai, East Kazakhstan
• Creator:
  Caisová, Lenka;
  Bešta, Tomáš;
  Chlachula, Jiří;
  Komárek, Jiří;
  Husák, Štěpán
• Description:
  The study presents results of pilot investigations (2005-2007) of micro-vegetation biodiversity in marginally explored mountain and forest-steppe areas of southern Altai, East Kazakhstan. On the basis of morphological phenotypes and ecological demands a total of 351 taxa of cyanobacteria and algae were identified in the principal biotopes (rivers and streams, backwaters, irrigation channels, lakes, high-tundra periglacial and barren land settings, snow fields, and pedogenic /soil cover/environments) of the territorial topographic gradient of ca. 400-3900 m a.s.l. Microbiological records display a remarkable taxonomic variability, including several previously undescribed endemic species of algae adapted to locally specific geoenvironmental conditions. The present results show a major potential for future systematic phycological studies integrated in the complex nature monitoring and management strategy in protected areas of the Altai. The results also demonstrate a limited impact of modern human activity on the quality of local water sources with only minor present ecological risks in balance with the traditional lifestyles of pastoralist communities.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2010 Lenka Caisová, Tomáš Bešta, Jiří Chlachula, Jiří Komárek, Štěpán Husák
• Date:
  2010.10.25
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion;
  Peer-reviewed article
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Biodiversity: Research and Conservation; Vol. 15 (2009); 13-22;
  Biodiversity Research and Conservation; Tom 15 (2009); 13-22;
  2080-945X;
  1897-2810
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/biorc/article/view/v10119-009-0021-3/29552
• Subject:
  cyanobacteria;
  algae;
  taxonomy;
  microflora;
  biodiversity;
  southern Altai;
  East Kazakhstan
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/biorc/article/view/v10119-009-0021-3
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
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• Type:
  other