From: Diatoms as an indicator for tile drainage flow in a German lowland catchment
Category | Code | Diatom habitat | Diatom occurrence |
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1 | AqZo | Aquatic zone | Never, or only very rarely, occurring outside water bodies |
2 | AqRi | Aquatic/Riparian transition zone | Mainly occurring in water bodies, sometimes on wet places |
3 | RiZo | Riparian zone | Mainly occurring in water bodies, also rather regularly on wet and moist places |
4 | RiUp | Riparian/Upland transition zone | Mainly occurring on wet and moist or temporarily dry places |
5 | UpZo | Upland zone | Nearly exclusively occurring outside water bodies |