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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The origin, genetic diversity and taxonomy of the invasive diatom Didymosphenia geminata (Bacillariophyceae) in New Zealand

Kelly, Sarah Rose. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waikato, 2009. / Title from PDF cover (viewed Apr. 20, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-112)
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Distribución actual y potencial de la microalga Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) Schmidt en Chile

Mejías Caballero, Wilson Alexander January 2017 (has links)
Memoria para optar al Título Profesional de Ingeniero Forestal / Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo) es una microalga bentónica declarada plaga en el año 2013 por la Subsecretaria de Pesca. Esta tiene una amplia distribución en Chile, encontrándose desde la Región del Biobío hacia el sur del país. Las floraciones de esta especie, ocupan una alta proporción de la superficie de los ríos, alcanzando incluso un 100% de cobertura. Debido a los altos costos ambientales y económicos que provoca la presencia de la especie, es necesario determinar su potencial de expansión en el país y, de esta manera poder enfocar los esfuerzos para su control en las zonas más críticas. Es así como el objetivo de esta memoria fue estudiar la distribución actual y potencial de la microalga D. geminata en Chile. De este modo, mediante el uso de distintas variables bioclimáticas, ambientales y geográficas fue posible determinar la distribución potencial de la especie, encontrando que ésta tiene alta probabilidad de expandir su presencia por varias regiones del país. Este procedimiento se llevó a cabo con el algoritmo MAXENT, el cual fue escogido gracias a las buenas predicciones que ha presentado para esta especie con respecto a otros métodos. Por otro lado, se determinó que las variables que más incidencia tienen en la presencia de la especie son la variabilidad estacional, flujo acumulado y la precipitación del periodo más seco del año. / Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo) is a benthic microalgae, declared as a plague in 2013 by the Subsecretaria de Pesca. This species has a wide distribution in Chile, from Biobío Region towards the south of the country. The bloom of this species, occupy a high proportion of the rivers surface, reaching even a 100% of coverage. Due to the high environmental and economic costs caused by the presence of the species, it is necessary to determine its potential expansion in the country and, in this way, it being able to focus all efforts for controlling it in the most critical areas. Thus, the objective of this report was studying the current and potential distribution of D. geminata microalgae in Chile. Therefore, through the use of various bioclimatic, environmental and geographic variables it was possible to define the potential distribution of the species, concluding that it has a high probability of expanding its presence in several regions of the country. This procedure was carried out using the MAXENT algorithm, which was chosen due to the good predictions presented for this species with respect to others methods. On the other hand, it was determined that the variables which are most incidental in the presence of the species are seasonal variability, and the flow and precipitation accumulation in the driest quarter of the year. / Diciembre 2018
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The invasion ecology of Didymosphenia geminata

Bray, Jonathan Peter January 2014 (has links)
Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo) is a nuisance, bloom forming, invasive freshwater algae. Through an ecological survey I examined habitat associations and effects, identifying bloom preferences for stable, low nutrient rivers, often downstream of still waterbodies; with major observed changes to algal and invertebrate communities. Experimental examination of the functional significance of blooms, provided strong support for the hypothesis that blooms are an adaptive, plastic ecophysiological response to nutrient limitation, maximising internal mat cycling and phosphatase based uptake. Further experimentation identified Didymo absence from higher nutrient waterways, is explained by competition with other algae and suppression of the 'bloom' response. Research suggests Didymo is here to stay, but spread management and mitigation will minimise damage to New Zealand's waterways.

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