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 ...

Click on the right arrow to see other skeletal structures, as well as multiple diatoms stacked on top of one another. Biology in the background Diatoms are microscopic single-celled algae that live in ...

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 ...

I am interested in taxonomy, paleoecology, systematic, assessment and biogeography of diatoms. My research is directed toward understanding diatom biology and the ecological roles of diatoms on the ...

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 ...

The finding has raised concerns for the coastal communities who depend on the industry to make a living. "It is important to ...

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 ...

Marine biology is the study of life in the oceans ... according to analyses of coral core samples. Diatom skeletons largely remain near the surface of the subpolar Southern Ocean following diatom ...

While most Pseudo-nitzschia diatoms are considered harmless ... identified by the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Biology and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. The scientists said that ...