Reconnaissance limnology of Tasmania VIII. Tasmanian coastal lagoons - epicentres of endemism in the Australian aquatic microbiota Walsh, R.G.J., Shiel, R.J. and Tyler, Peter 2004, Reconnaissance limnology of Tasmania VIII. Tasmanian coastal lagoons - epicentres of endemism in the Australian aquatic microbiota, Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, vol. 138, pp. 67-76. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Reconnaissance limnology of Tasmania VIII. Tasmanian coastal lagoons - epicentres of endemism in the Australian aquatic microbiota Author(s) Walsh, R.G.J. Shiel, R.J. Tyler, Peter Journal name Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania Volume number 138 Start page 67 End page 76 Publisher The Society Place of publication Hobart, Tas. Publication date 2004 ISSN 0080-4703 Keyword(s) coastal lagoons dystrophic waters algae microfauna endemism Summary Two clusters of coastal lagoons, one near Strahan on Tasmania's west coast, the other near St Helens on the north-east coast, are the prime known epicentres of novelty and endemism in the Australian freshwater algal flora. The algae inhabiting these acid, dystrophic lagoons have a very limited distribution. Other dystrophic lagoons may have one or two, but not all, of this suite of endemics. The Strahan dune lakes, especially Lake Garcia, also have the greatest microfaunal diversity yet recorded from any Tasmanian waterbody, including several endemic species. The St Helens sites are less rich in species of microfauna, perhaps because of climatic differences or perhaps because of less intensive sampling there, but they, too, contain endemic taxa. The lagoons in both areas lie outside the formal protection of national parks, but present land management does provide a measure of protection. Language eng Field of Research 060205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl Marine Ichthyology) HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30008742 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Ecology and Environment   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 05 Mar 2009, 13:18:45 EST Mon, 04 Apr 2011, 11:46:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 421 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 13 Oct 2008, 15:40:41 EST

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