Low Stream Diatom Biodiversity May Cut Island Oxygen

University of Helsinki

Benthic diatoms are the most important and biodiverse primary producers in streams and comprise the basis for the food webs, fueling animals such as insects and stream fishes including trout.

Streams are interesting aquatic systems that harbour diverse life forms, from fishes or insects to microbes. This stream in Majorca is one of the places where the samples were collected. (Image: Bryan Kennedy)
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