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Description: Site map showing the study areas. The red location symbol represents the areas of study. Image 1 & 2: depict the Pachmarhi biosphere reserve. Image 3: Anhoni Garam kund, Pachmarhi biosphere reserve, Madhya Pradesh. Image 4: Chawalpani Garam kund, Madhya Pradesh

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Description: Images captured at site of collection 1: Pachmarhi Biosphere reserve gate 2: Anhoni hot water spring, the water from the inner pond is collected to be used in holy rituals, whereas the water from the outer pond is used for bathing to cure ailments.

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Description: Temple at the banks of the hot water spring

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Description: Physiological variables as recorded for the geothermal springs during the time of collection

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Description: Taxonomical classification of diatom species found in the hot water springs of Anhoni and Chawalpani, Madhya Pradesh

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Description: Diatoms as viewed and captured under Phase contrast microscope (1) Nitzschia palea (2) Nitzschia linearis (3) Discostella stelligera (4) Achnanthidium Sp. (5) Tabularia Sp. (6) Anomoeoneis sphaerophora

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Description: Diatoms as viewed and captured under Phase contrast microscope (7) Amphipleura Sp. (8) Tryblionella Sp. (9) Fragilaria crotonensis. (10) Nitzschia filiformis

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Description: Showing the distribution of diatom species along the sites of hot water springs

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Description: Showing the percentage of diatom density with respect of temperature. The water sources with lower temperature were found to have the maximum density of diatoms. The x-axis displays the percentage of diatom density while the y-axis has temperatures in degree Celsius

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Description: Showing the presence of diatom density with respect to the pH of water samples. More diatom density was found at sites with water samples of lower pH.

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

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