Freshwater Algae of North America
Ecology and Classification
- 1st Edition - November 19, 2002
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: John D. Wehr
- Editors: John D. Wehr, James H. Thorp, Robert G. Sheath, J. Patrick Kociolek
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 7 4 1 5 5 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 2 1 8 8 - 6
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,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFreshwater 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.
Key Features
* The first complete accounting of North America's freshwater algal genera in more than 50 years
* Includes a guide to the current literature on species identification in each group of algae
* High-quality photographs and drawings of more than 770 genera
* A clear, easy-to-use introductory key to the diagnostic chapters
* Synthetic chapters on freshwater habitats, use of algae in environmental assessment, and control of nuisance algae
* Contributions from 27 experts in all areas of freshwater algae
* Extensive literature citations
* Companion volume of Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates 2nd edition, edited by Throp and Covich
* The first complete accounting of North America's freshwater algal genera in more than 50 years
* Includes a guide to the current literature on species identification in each group of algae
* High-quality photographs and drawings of more than 770 genera
* A clear, easy-to-use introductory key to the diagnostic chapters
* Synthetic chapters on freshwater habitats, use of algae in environmental assessment, and control of nuisance algae
* Contributions from 27 experts in all areas of freshwater algae
* Extensive literature citations
* Companion volume of Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates 2nd edition, edited by Throp and Covich
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.
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.
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.
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 19, 2002
- No. of pages (eBook): 917
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780127415505
- eBook ISBN: 9780080521886
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John D. Wehr
Affiliations and expertise
Fordham University, Armonk, NY, USAJT
James H. Thorp
Dr. James H. Thorp is a professor and senior scientist at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS, United States). Prior to 2001, he was a distinguished professor and dean at Clarkson University, department chair and professor at the University of Louisville, associate professor and director of the Calder Ecology Center at Fordham University, and research ecologist at Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. He received his Baccalaureate from the University of Kansas and Masters and PhD degrees from North Carolina State. Prof. Thorp has been on the editorial board of three freshwater journals and is a former president of the International Society for River Science. His research interests run the gamut from organismal biology to community, ecosystem, and macrosystem ecology. While his research emphasizes aquatic invertebrates, he also studies fish ecology, especially food webs related. He has published more than 150 research articles and 10 books, including five volumes so far in the fourth edition of Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Senior Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, KS, USARS
Robert G. Sheath
Affiliations and expertise
California State University San Marcos, USAJK
J. Patrick Kociolek
Dr. John Patrick Kociolek is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with University of Colorado's Museum of Natural History. He obtained his MSc from Bowling Green State University and his PhD from University of Michigan Ann Arbor. His research focuses on the taxonomy, systematics, evolution, biogeography, and ecology of diatoms. He brings more than 35 years of experience to the study of freshwater diatoms spanning the United States, South America, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and India.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Colorado Museum of Natural HistoryJW
John D. Wehr
Affiliations and expertise
Fordham University, Armonk, NY, USARead Freshwater Algae of North America on ScienceDirect