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 Ecology and Classification
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By
John Wehr, Fordham University, Armonk, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Sheath, California State University San Marcos, U.S.A.
James Thorp, University of Kansas - Lawrence, USA
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Aquatic Ecology,
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.
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.
Contents
Introduction to Freshwater Algae.
Freshwater Habits of Algae.
Coccoid and Colonial Cyanobacteria.
Filamentous Cyanobacteria.
Red Algae.
Flagellated Green Algae.
Non-Motile Coccoid and Colonial Green Algae.
Filamentous and Plant-Like Green Algae.
Conjugating Green Algal
Filaments and Desmids.
Photosynthetic Euglenoids.
Eustigmatophyte, Raphidophyte, and Tribophyte Algae.
Non-Scaled Golden Algae.
Haptophyte
Algae.
Synurophyte Algae.
Centric Diatoms.
Araphid and Monoraphid Diatoms.
Symmetrical Naviculoid Diatoms.
Eunotioid and Aysmmetrical
Naviculoid Diatoms.
Keeled Raphid Diatoms.
Dinoflagellates.
Cryptophyte Algae.
Brown Algae.
Use of Algae in Environmental Assessments.
Control of Nuisance Algae.
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, 917 pages, publication date: NOV-2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-741550-5
ISBN-10: 0-12-741550-5
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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EUR 146
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Last update: 29 Aug 2008
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