American Scientist "...an excellent reference on an important group of aquatic organisms." Journal of the North American Benthological Society "An impressive encyclopedic treatise by three British ...

I am interested in the taxonomy, systematics and evolution of the diatoms. I also study biogeography, as well as applications of diatoms, such as water quality monitoring and biofuels. My current ...

Our diatom research is focused on the pursuit of comparative biology: the systematics, evolution and biogeography of freshwater diatoms. The research covers both extinct and extant taxa, and utilises ...

Sixteen new chapters have been added since the first edition, including introductory chapters on diatom biology and the numerical approaches used by diatomists. The extensive glossary has also been ...

This prompted scientists from the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Biology and from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak to study the physical and genetic characteristics of the diatoms in water ...

Researchers from the Philippines and Malaysia have confirmed the presence in Luzon of a type of microscopic algae called ...