Series Editor:
James Thorp, Kansas Biological Survey
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS, USA
Edited by
John Wehr, Fordham University, Armonk, NY, U.S.A.
By
John Wehr, Fordham University, Armonk, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Sheath, California State University San Marcos, U.S.A.
Patrick Kociolek, CU Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado- Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Description
Freshwater algae are among the most diverse and ubiquitous organisms on earth. They occupy an enormous range of ecological conditions
from lakes and rivers to acidic peat swamps, inland saline lakes, snow and ice, damp soils, wetlands, desert soils, wastewater treatment
plants, and are symbionts in and on many plants, fungi, and animals. In North America, the variety of freshwater habitats colonized
by algae is very rich, and offers an enormous and fascinating range of environments for their study. They form the base of most aquatic
food webs and are critical to studies of ecosystem health. Algal ecologists and taxonomists play an important role in the understanding
of aquatic ecosystems: their biodiversity, productivity, interactions with other organisms, and water quality. This book provides in
one volume a practical and comprehensive guide to the genera of freshwater algae known from North America. The format combines the necessary
ecological, taxonomic and methodological information for all scientists working in aquatic environments, whether their specialty is in
environmental monitoring and water quality assessment, biological composition, ecology, evolution, or molecular biology.
Included in series
Aquatic Ecology
Audience:
Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, faculty and staff at universities and consulting companies interested in freshwater
biology and ecology, limnology, environmental science, invertebrate zoology and related fields. The book will be used as a textbook
and should do very well in advanced classes, amny taught at summer field stations.
