Introduction to freshwater algae / 1: |
General introduction / 1.1: |
Algae / 1.1.1: |
Algae as primary producers / 1.1.2: |
Freshwater environments / 1.1.3: |
Planktonic and benthic algae / 1.1.4: |
Size and shape / 1.1.5: |
Taxonomic variation / 1.2: |
Microscopical appearance / 1.2.1: |
Biochemistry / 1.2.2: |
Molecular characteristics and identification / 1.2.3: |
Blue-green algae / 1.3: |
Cytology / 1.3.1: |
Morphological and taxonomic diversity / 1.3.2: |
Ecology / 1.3.3: |
Blue-green algae as bioindicators / 1.3.4: |
Green algae / 1.4: |
Morphological diversity / 1.4.1: |
Green algae as bioindicators / 1.4.3: |
Euglenoids / 1.5: |
Euglenoids as bioindicators / 1.5.1: |
Yellow-green algae / 1.6: |
Yellow-green algae as bioindicators / 1.6.1: |
Dinoflagellates / 1.7: |
Cryptomonads / 1.7.1: |
Comparison with euglenoid algae / 1.8.1: |
Biodiversity / 1.8.3: |
Cryptomonads as bioindicators / 1.8.4: |
Chrysophytes / 1.9: |
Chrysophytes as bioindicators / 1.9.1: |
Diatoms / 1.10: |
Diatoms as bioindicators / 1.10.1: |
Red algae / 1.11: |
Brown algae / 1.12: |
Sampling, biomass estimation and counts of freshwater algae A Planktonic algae / 2: |
Protocol for collection / 2.1: |
Standing water phytoplankton / 2.1.1: |
River phytoplankton |
Mode of collection / 2.2: |
Phytoplankton trawl net / 2.2.1: |
Volume samplers / 2.2.2: |
Integrated sampling / 2.2.3: |
Sediment traps / 2.2.4: |
Phytoplankton biomass / 2.3: |
Turbidity / 2.3.1: |
Dry weight and ash-free dry weight / 2.3.2: |
Pigment concentrations / 2.3.3: |
Flow cytometry / 2.4: |
Microscope counts of species populations / 2.5: |
Sample preservation and processing / 2.5.1: |
Species counts / 2.5.2: |
Conversion of species counts to biovolumes / 2.5.3: |
Chemical cleaning of diatoms / 2.5.4: |
Diversity within species populations / 2.6: |
Molecular analysis / 2.6.1: |
Analytical microscopical techniques B Non-planktonic algae / 2.6.2: |
Deep water benthic algae / 2.7: |
Benthic-pelagic coupling / 2.7.1: |
Benthic algae and sediment stability / 2.7.2: |
Invertebrate grazing of benthic algae / 2.7.3: |
Shallow water communities / 2.8: |
Substrate / 2.8.1: |
Algal communities / 2.8.2: |
Algal biofilms / 2.9: |
Mucialginous biofilms / 2.9.1: |
Biomass / 2.9.2: |
Taxonomic composition / 2.9.3: |
Matrix structure / 2.9.4: |
Periphyton? algal mats / 2.10: |
Inorganic substratum / 2.10.1: |
Plant surfaces / 2.10.2: |
Algae as bioindicators / 3: |
Bioindicators and water quality / 3.1: |
Biomarkers and bioindicators / 3.1.1: |
Characteristics of bioindicators / 3.1.2: |
Biological monitoring versus chemical measurements / 3.1.3: |
Monitoring water quality: objectives / 3.1.4: |
Lakes / 3.2: |
Contemporary planktonic and attached algae as bioindicators / 3.2.1: |
Fossil algae as bioindicators: lake sediment analysis / 3.2.2: |
Water quality parameters / 3.2.3: |
Wetlands / 3.3: |
Rivers / 3.4: |
The periphyton community / 3.4.1: |
River diatoms / 3.4.2: |
Evaluation of the diatom community / 3.4.3: |
Human impacts and diatom indices / 3.4.4: |
Calculation of diatom indices / 3.4.5: |
Practical applications of diatom indices / 3.4.6: |
Estuaries / 3.5: |
Ecosystem complexity / 3.5.1: |
Algae as estuarine bioindicators / 3.5.2: |
A key to the more frequently occurring freshwater algae / 4: |
Introduction to the key / 4.1: |
Using the key / 4.1.1: |
Morphological groupings / 4.1.2: |
Key to the main genera and species / 4.2: |
List of algae included and their occurrence in the key / 4.3: |
Algal identification: bibliography / 4.4: |
Glossary |
References |
Index |
Introduction to freshwater algae / 1: |
General introduction / 1.1: |
Algae / 1.1.1: |
Algae as primary producers / 1.1.2: |
Freshwater environments / 1.1.3: |
Planktonic and benthic algae / 1.1.4: |