Freshwater algae : identification and use as bioindicators / Edward G. Bellinger and David C. Sigee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bellinger, E. G.

Contributor:

Sigee, D. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freshwater algae.

Freshwater algae--Identification.

Freshwater algae--Ecology.

Indicators (Biology).

Water quality biological assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators provides a comprehensive guide to temperate freshwater algae, with additional information on key species in relation to environmental characteristics and implications for aquatic management. The book uniquely combines practical material on techniques and water quality management with basic algal taxonomy and the role of algae as bioindicators. Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators is divided into two parts. Part I describes techniques for the sampling, measuring and observation of algae and then look

Contents:

Freshwater Algae; Contents; Preface; Copyright Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to Freshwater Algae; 2 Sampling, Biomass Estimation and Counts of Freshwater Algae; 3 Algae as Bioindicators; 4 A Key to the More Frequently Occurring Freshwater Algae; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-119-96432-6

1-282-68543-0

9786612685439

0-470-68955-2

0-470-68956-0

OCLC:

642206155