Freshwater algae : identification and use as bioindicators / Edward G. Bellinger and David C. Sigee. — Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010. – (58.872/B444)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface
    Copyright Acknowledgements
    1 Introduction to Freshwater Algae
    1.1 General introduction
    1.2 Taxonomic variation - the major groups of algae
    1.3 Blue-green algae
    1.4 Green algae
    1.5 Euglenoids
    1.6 Yellow-green algae
    1.7 Dinoflagellates
    1.8 Cryptomonads
    1.9 Chrysophytes
    1.10 Diatoms
    1.11 Red algae
    1.12 Brown algae
    2 Sampling， Biomass Estimation and Counts of Freshwater Algae
    A. PLANKTONIC ALGAE
    2.1 Protocol for collection
    2.2 Mode of collection
    2.3 Phytoplankton biomass
    2.4 Flow cytometry: automated analysis of phytoplankton populations
    2.5 Microscope counts of species populations
    2.6 Diversity within single-species populations
    B. NON-PLANKTONIC ALGAE
    2.7 Deep water benthic algae
    2.8 Shallow water communities
    2.9 Algal biofilms
    2.10 Periphyton - algal mats
    3 Algae as Bioindicators
    3.1 Bioindicators and water quality
    3.2 Lakes
    3.3 Wetlands
    3.4 Rivers
    3.5 Estuaries
    4 A Key to the More Frequently Occurring Freshwater Algae
    4.1 Introduction to the key
    4.2 Key to the main genera and species
    4.3 List of algae included and their occurrence in the key
    4.4 Algal identification: bibliography
    Glossary
    References
    Index