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In these ponds, there are no diatoms in the plankton; however, a shift occurred from a low-diversity, perilithic (attached to rock substrates) diatom community to a more diverse periphytic (attached to plants) community living on mosses.
Historical changes in freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic 2009
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During this period of warming, diatom communities changed from benthic – periphytic to pelagic, Cladocera increased in abundance, and chrysophytes became less numerous.
Effects of climate change on general hydro-ecology in the Arctic 2009
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