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Didymosphenia geminata (nuisance diatom) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Didymosphenia geminata

Common names: nuisance diatom

Taxonomy: Chromista > Ochrophyta > Bacillariophyceae > Cymbellales > Gomphonemataceae

Roles: pest

ITIS TSN: 591283

External: iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 25 | Mentions: 30

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Knowledge graph centered on Didymosphenia geminata with 72 nodes and 115 connections. Top connected: Atriplex canescens, phenological mismatch, Bacteria, climate change, aquatic insects.

Publications (25)

Consequences of nuisance algal blooms of Didymosphenia geminata on invertebrate communities in Rocky Mountain streams

2024Freshwater ScienceRole: text_match

The Effects of Temperature and N:P Ratios on Didymo Algae Growth

2024Role: text_match

Rates of Cannibalism in <i> Asynarchus Nigriculus </i> based on Sedge Nutrient Content

2022Role: text_match

<i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> blooms are not exclusively driven by low phosphorus under experimental conditions

2020HydrobiologiaRole: text_match

Exploring effects of proliferation of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> on abundance and coexistence of <i>Rhyacophila</i> species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

2020Role: text_match

The impact of </Didymosphenia geminata> on the community structures of invertebrates in streams around the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab

2020Role: text_match

Exploring mechanisms explaining coexistence patterns of <i> Rhyacophila </i> species (Trichoptera) in streams near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

2019Role: text_match

Documents (1)

The Colorado Water Workshop

Co-occurring Species

Chironomidae

Chironomidae10 shared papers

aquatic insects

9 shared papers

Trichoptera

9 shared papers

benthic invertebrates

8 shared papers

Baetis

Baetidae7 shared papers

Bacteria

7 shared papers

native species

5 shared papers

fish and wildlife

5 shared papers

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae5 shared papers

Atriplex canescens

not mentioned4 shared papers

student_paper

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Coexistence in Closely Related <i>Rhyacophila</i> (Trichoptera) Species

2018Role: text_match

Blooms of benthic diatoms in phosphorus-poor streams

2017Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentRole: text_match

Effects of <i>Didymosphenia germinata</i> on American Dipper (<i>Cinclus mexicanus</i>) Territory Size

2017Role: text_match

Growth Tendencies in <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i>

2017Role: text_match

Response to Bergey and Spaulding

2015BioScienceRole: text_match

The Didymo story: the role of low dissolved phosphorus in the formation of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> blooms

2014Diatom ResearchRole: text_match

The Origin of Invasive Microorganisms Matters for Science, Policy, and Management: The Case of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i>

2014BioscienceRole: text_match

Direct and indirect effects of nuisance blooms by the diatom, <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> on the whirling disease intermediate host, <i>Tubifex tubifex</i>

2013Role: text_match

Iron is not responsible for <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> bloom formation in phosphorus-poor rivers

2012Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesRole: text_match

Regrowth of Didymosphenia geminata after a removal event.

2012Role: text_match

Does the morphology of beaver ponds alter downstream ecosystems?

2011HydrobiologiaRole: text_match

Dissolved iron stimulates uptake of organic phosphorus by <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i>

2010Role: text_match

Substrate characteristics affect colonization by the bloom-forming diatom <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i>.

2010Aquatic EcologyRole: text_match

Beaver pond morphology as a tool for predicting changes downstream

2009Role: text_match

Effect of diatom, <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i>, on Invertebrate Abundance and Composition in Rocky Mountain Streams

2009Role: text_match

Macroinvertebrate excretion rates and their contribution to nutrient cycling in a rocky mountain stream

2009Role: text_match

Effects of the nuisance diatom <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> on invertebrates in a Rocky Mountain stream

2007Role: text_match

Nutrient limitation of the nuisance, stalk-forming diatom, <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i>, in Rocky Mountain streams

2007Role: text_match