New algae species found in Ecuador's Antisana volcano glaciers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While studying the impact of radiation and other pollutants on the melting of glaciers in the Antisana volcano, one of Ecuador’s 7 snow-capped mountains, a group of researchers found species of algae, diatoms, hitherto unknown to science. The finding was made by a team from the SEK International University (UISEK) in Quito in cooperation with the University of León (Spain), which has been investigating watersheds and glaciers since 2016 using diatoms, microscopic algae that contain a silica structure and a crystal skeleton, considered good indicators of water qu...
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