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Research Article, Expert Opin Environ Biol Vol: 2 Issue: 2

Ecological Adaptation to Altitude of Algal Communities in the Swat Valley (Hindu Cush Mountains, Pakistan)

S. Barinova1*, Naiz Ali2, Barkatullah2 and F.M. Sarim2
1Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
2Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Jamrud Road, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25120, Pakistan
Corresponding author :Barinova S
Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
Tel: +97248249697
E-mail: barinova@research.haifa.ac.il
Received: October 21, 2012 Accepted: June 11, 2013 Published: June 17, 2013
Citation: Barinova S, Ali N, Barkatullah, Sarim FM (2013) Ecological Adaptation to Altitude of Algal Communities in the Swat Valley (Hindu Cush Mountains, Pakistan). Expert Opin Environ Biol 2:2. doi:10.4172/2325-9655.1000104

Abstract

Ecological Adaptation to Altitude of Algal Communities in the Swat Valley (Hindu Cush Mountains, Pakistan)

The biodiversity of algal communities in the Hindu Cush Mountain areas was formed under natural climatic and anthropogenic impacts. The algal diversity in the rivers of the southern Hindu Cush region is, however, still under investigated. While algal communities of some rivers and parks in Pakistan were sporadically studied, ourknowledge of regional algal distribution is far from exhaustive. The Swat River Valley is located in an inaccessible mountainous area and has therefore been insufficiently studied.

Keywords: Algae; Diversity; Ecology; Distribution; Altitude; Bio-indication; Hin-du Cush Mountains; Pakistan

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