49f99fea-a684-4211-bbef-be039555a87b English UTF-8 Dataset Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Point of contact 2020-12-14 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Morpho-taxonomical Survey of Diatoms in Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica. 2020-09-28 Creation Document digital The present communication deals with the morpho-taxonomic and floristics studies of 10 species of diatom belonging to families Achnanthaceae. Fragilariaceae, Gomphonemaceae, Naviculaceae and Nitzschiaceaele of the class, Bacillariophyceae, which have been collected from various habitats of the Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica. The dominant algal flora was constituted by cyanobacteria. While members of Bacillariophyceae were low in frequency represented in nature. The composition of the algal species has heen compared among the three coordinates and the study reveals that the Western. Schirmacher is comparatively more suitable site for algal habitats. The life conditions in Antarctica are very harsh. Among the autotrophic organisms, mainly cryptogamic plants are represented in the polar rock deserts and their water bodies. Of these, the algae, lichens and mosses are the most conspicuous elements thriving due to the limited availability of light, water and nutrients to extreme low temperature conditions. Among the higher plants only two kinds of native vascular plants have been reported from the subantarctic region. Completed Dr. RK Gupta National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 8322525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND ictd@ncpor.res.in Principal investigator Earth Science-Biosphere Theme Antarctic Schirmacher Oasis Place Morpho-taxonomical Survey of Diatoms in Schirmacher Oasis Project English biota 20.0 140.0 -90.0 30.0 1998-01-01 1999-12-31 TableDigital unknown unknown Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Distributor http://npdc.ncpor.res.in/npdc/search_mf_data.action?search=freeText&expedition_type=all&parameter=MF1516985269&userType=user&freeTextValue=Morpho-taxonomical+Survey+of+Diatoms+in+Schirmacher+Oasis%2C+East+Antarctica.