Diatom flora of Mink Creek, Idaho, USA

Authors

Christopher T. Robinson, Idaho State University, Pocatello
Samuel R. Rushforth, Brigham Young University

Abstract

Diatoms were collected from an open-canopy and closed-canopy site on Mink Creek, Bannock County, Idaho, a third-order Rocky Mountain stream. Ninety diatom taxa were identified. Achnanthes minutissima Kuetz. and Navicula lanceolata (Ag. ) Kuetz. dominated the open-canopy site, whereas Cocconeis placentula var. euglypta (Ehr.) CI. comprised greater than 40% of the diatom assemblage at the closed-canopy site. Seven of the 10 most important diatoms were present at both sites. A high degree of similarity was evident between natural and artificial substrates at both sites. Although most taxa were present at both sites, it is apparent from this study that differences in the abundance of taxa occur according to variations in light.

Recommended Citation

Robinson, Christopher T. and Rushforth, Samuel R. (1989) "Diatom flora of Mink Creek, Idaho, USA," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 49: No. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol49/iss2/2