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Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

1988

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The Itasca State Park Algal Culture Collection At Loras College, David B. Czarnecki, M. Jon Ross Jan 1988

The Itasca State Park Algal Culture Collection At Loras College, David B. Czarnecki, M. Jon Ross

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

A list of over 125 algal cultures originating from Lake Itasca State Park is presented. These cultures, permanently housed at Loras College, Dubuque, Ia., include 115 taxa representing 68 genera from six algal Divisions. Approximately one-third of the taxa are desmids.


The Diatom Flora Of The Red Lake Peatland, Minnesota, Thomas P. Pienkowski, Daniel E. Wujek Jan 1988

The Diatom Flora Of The Red Lake Peatland, Minnesota, Thomas P. Pienkowski, Daniel E. Wujek

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Diatoms collected from three transects in the Red Lake Peatland occur in characteristic assemblages. One hundred two taxa were observed from 26 sample sites, with Eunotia exigua and Pinnularia rupestris the most dominant species. Clustering indicated three peatland types were present: rich fen, transitional and poor fen, and bog.