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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF HYDROBIOLOGY
Volume 89, Issue 2, Pages 139-150Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200310714
Keywords
diatoms; streams; multivariate statistics; variation partition; Finland
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Benthic diatoms were sampled at 197 sites in Finnish boreal streams. The diatom distribution patterns were related to environmental and spatial factors at three spatial scales using Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA). The results emphasized the predominance of chemical-constituent concentration and ion composition on structuring benthic diatom communities in running waters. Within a river system, physical factors had notable influence on diatom community structure reflecting mainly only minor changes in water chemistry within a watershed. Partial CCA revealed that pure spatial component explained ca. 20% of explainable variation in diatom data at each of the three scales. Environmental factors captured 53-78% of explained variation in species data at ecoregion and river system level. According to Procrustean Randomization Test, spatial coordinates of the study sites and patterns in diatom community structure were strongly concordant (m(2) = 0.862, p = 0.001) across the largest spatial scale. Similarly, at smaller spatial scales in southern and central Finland, congruence was significant. These data support the view that diatom communities exhibit a rather strong spatial component especially at largest, national scale.
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