The Diatom World

Author : Joseph Seckbach,Patrick Kociolek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400713277

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The Diatom World by Joseph Seckbach,Patrick Kociolek Pdf

Diatom biology, genomics and ecology are becoming more relevant to the human species. While there have been recent compilations of some of the applied aspects of diatoms, and the dizzying pace of taxonomic revisions, this new volume bring us up to date on their classification, biology and ecology, as well as covering the topics of genomics and applied uses. In this collection, some of the leaders in diatom research present either new information or summarize recent research efforts on a wide range of topics, including the tree of life of diatoms, their classifications, the wide habitats and ecological spectra the group exploits, as well as the beauty of their form. This volume celebrates the diversity, emerging areas of research and fascinating ecology of the diatoms bringing this group of world-renown and emerging research leaders together. 'The Diatom World' will foster greater appreciation and research contributions on this incredibly diverse and fascinating group of organisms.

Author : Prateek Srivastava,Ambrina Sardar Khan,Jyoti Verma,Shalini Dhyani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811959202

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Insights into the World of Diatoms: From Essentials to Applications by Prateek Srivastava,Ambrina Sardar Khan,Jyoti Verma,Shalini Dhyani Pdf

This edited book provides a comprehensive and a reliable source of information on all major areas of diatom research. It addresses research advances in the key areas of diatom biology, morphology, systematics, phylogeny and ecology along with their interdisciplinary applications. Diatoms are the world’s most diverse group of algae populating the freshwater and marine ecosystems of the world. They are unicellular, photosynthetic, eukaryotes having ornate silicified cell walls. Diatoms contribute around 25% of annual global carbon fixation, which is more than all of the terrestrial rainforests combined. Diatoms underpin major aquatic food webs and drive global biogeochemical cycles and have several ecological and interdisciplinary applications. This book targets a wide range of audience including researchers, academicians, teachers and students of varied disciplines such as biology, environmental sciences, ecology, evolution, nanotechnology and other related disciplines. It is useful read for beginners as well as advanced researchers.

Author : F. E. Round,R. M. Crawford,D. G. Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1208 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107393134

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Diatoms by F. E. Round,R. M. Crawford,D. G. Mann Pdf

This book presents a wide-ranging introduction to the diatoms together with an illustrated description of over 250 genera. Diatoms are important as perhaps the commonest group of autotrophic plants on earth and are abundant in all waters and on soils and moist surfaces. The introduction describes the diatom cell in detail, the structure of the wall (often extremely beautiful in design), the cell contents and aspects of life cycle and cell division. The generic atlas section is the first account of diatom systematics since 1928 (Karsten in Engler and Prantl: Die Nauturlichen Pflanzenfamilien) and each generic description is accompanied by scanning electron micrographs to show the characteristic structure. Most of the latter have been prepared specially for this work from the authors' own collections. The Diatoms will be the standard reference work on the group for years to come and is an essential reference volume.

Author : F. E. Round,R. M. Crawford,D. G. Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1990-05-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521363187

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Diatoms by F. E. Round,R. M. Crawford,D. G. Mann Pdf

This book is an introduction to diatom biology. It emphasizes the cell cycle, sexual reproduction, and ontogeny. The authors have provided a system of classification with many new taxa described at the family level together with 17 new genera.

Author : Dinabandhu Sahoo,Joseph Seckbach
Publisher : Springer
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401773218

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The Algae World by Dinabandhu Sahoo,Joseph Seckbach Pdf

Algal World has been carefully written and edited with an interdisciplinary appeal and aims to bring all aspects of Algae together in one volume. The 22 chapters are divided into two different parts which have been authored by eminent researchers from across the world. The first part, Biology of Algae, contains 10 chapters dealing with the general characteristics, classification and description of different groups such as Blue Green Algae, Green Algae, Brown Algae, Red Algae, Diatoms, Xanthophyceae, Dinophyceae, etc. In , it has two important chapters covering Algae in Extreme Environments and Life Histories and Growth Forms in Green Algae. The second part, Applied Phycology, contains 12 chapters dealing with the more applied aspects ranging from Algal Biotechnology, Biofuel, Phycoremediation, Bioactive Compounds, Biofertilizer, Fatty Acids, Harmful Algal Blooms, Industrial Applications of Seaweeds, Nanotechnology, Phylogenomics and Algal culture Techniques, etc.

Author : Maxim S. Kulikovskiy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Bogs
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133326806

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Diatom Assemblages from Sphagnum Bogs of the World by Maxim S. Kulikovskiy Pdf

This book is the first in the series of volumes that will be devoted to the Eurasian Sphagnum bog diatoms. Sphagnum bogs are unique ecosystems. The main ecological drivers in these systems are Sphagnum mosses. They originate under organic, acidic conditions with low content of available electrolytes. Diatomological studies of the Sphagnum bogs of Russia and adjacent countries began in the 1950s. However, these papers include the floristic information on only a few dozen smaller bogs. Large-scale floristic, taxonomic and biogeographic investigations have not been conducted so far, although this gap has been reduced by a few recent studies. Diatom assemblages from Sphagnum bog Nur, situated in the northern mountainous region of Mongolia, are subject of the study. Nur is a unique ecosystem in Mongolia because it is the only known large Sphagnum bog throughout this region. There are no earlier studies on the algal flora of this ecosystem. A total of 242 diatom taxa, belonging to 48 genera have been identified from samples taken from different habitats of this bog. Light and scanning electron microscope analyses resulted in the description of one new genus, Boreozonacola, and 18 new species from the genera Pinnularia, Stauroneis, Naviculadicta, Fragilaria, Eunotia, Boreozonacola, Caloneis, Chamaepinnularia, and Neidium. Additionally, 11 new taxonomic combinations are suggested. Species treatments include descriptions, synonymies, size dimensions, and relevant literature. For some species historical information is also provided.

Author : Vadim V. Annenkov,Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119487951

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Diatom Morphogenesis by Vadim V. Annenkov,Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon Pdf

DIATOM MORPHOGENESIS A unique book presenting the range of silica structures formed by diatoms, theories and hypotheses of how they are made, and applications to nanotechnology by use or imitation of diatom morphogenesis. There are up to 200,000 species of diatoms, each species of these algal cells bearing an ornate, amorphous silica glass shell. The silica is structured at 7 orders of magnitude size range and is thus the most complex multiscalar solid structure known. Recent research is beginning to unravel how a single cell marshals chemical, physical, biochemical, genetic, and cytoskeletal processes to produce these single-cell marvels. The field of diatom nanotechnology is advancing as this understanding matures. Diatoms have been actively studied over the recent 10-20 years with various modern equipment, experimental and computer simulation approaches, including molecular biology, fluorescence-based methods, electron, confocal, and AFM microscopy. This has resulted in a huge amount of information but the key stages of their silica morphogenesis are still not clear. This is the time to reconsider and consolidate the work performed so far and to understand how we can go ahead. The main objective of this book is to describe the actual situation in the science of diatom morphogenesis, to specify the most important unresolved questions, and to present the corresponding hypotheses. The following areas are discussed: A tutorial chapter, with a glossary for newcomers to the field, who are often from outside of biology, let alone phycology; Diatom Morphogenesis: general issues, including symmetry and size issues; Diatom Morphogenesis: simulation, including analytical and numerical methods for description of the diatom valve shape and pore structure; Diatom Morphogenesis: physiology, biochemistry, and applications, including the relationship between taxonomy and physiology, biosilicification hypotheses, and ideas about applications of diatoms. Audience Researchers, scientists, and graduate students in the fields of phycology, general biology, marine sciences, the chemistry of silica, materials science, and ecology.

Author : Albert Mann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Diatoms
ISBN : HARVARD:32044106320682

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The Economic Importance of the Diatoms by Albert Mann Pdf

Author : Gerald Webber Prescott
Publisher : Coward McCann
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Algae
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031720399

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The Diatoms by Gerald Webber Prescott Pdf

Discusses the structure, uses, and reproduction of diatoms, algae distinctive for their cell walls made of silica.

Author : Flaubert C. Bour
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Diatoms
ISBN : 1629482102

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Diatoms by Flaubert C. Bour Pdf

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the diversity and distribution, role in biotechnology and environmental impacts of diatoms. Topics discussed in this compilation include the determination of biogenic aluminium and rare earth element composition in diatom opal and its implication for marine chemistry of diatom frustule, an impure entity; diatom flora of fresh and brackish water bodies in the Far East of Russia; paleoceanogaphy since the warm pliocene epoch in the mid-latitudes of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean; the analysis of lake ecosystems transformation by taxonomic structure of diatom assemblages; and microphytobenthic community dynamics in the intertidal flats of the Nakdong River Estuary in South Korea.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Actinocyclus, Fossil
ISBN : ERDC:35925002929955

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The Diatom Genus Actinocyclus in the Western United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119370727

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Diatoms by Joseph Seckbach,Richard Gordon Pdf

The aim of this new book series (Diatoms: Biology and Applications) is to provide a comprehensive and reliable source of information on diatom biology and applications. The first book of the series, Diatoms Fundamentals & Applications, is wide ranging, starting with the contributions of amateurs and the beauty of diatoms, to details of how their shells are made, how they bend light to their advantage and ours, and major aspects of their biochemistry (photosynthesis and iron metabolism). The book then delves into the ecology of diatoms living in a wide range of habitats, and look at those few that can kill or harm us. The book concludes with a wide range of applications of diatoms, in forensics, manufacturing, medicine, biofuel and agriculture. The contributors are leading international experts on diatoms. This book is for a wide audience researchers, academics, students, and teachers of biology and related disciplines, written to both act as an introduction to diatoms and to present some of the most advanced research on them.

Author : John P. Smol,Eugene F. Stoermer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139492621

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The Diatoms by John P. Smol,Eugene F. Stoermer Pdf

This much revised and expanded edition provides a valuable and detailed summary of the many uses of diatoms in a wide range of applications in the environmental and earth sciences. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of diatoms in analysing ecological problems related to climate change, acidification, eutrophication, and other pollution issues. The chapters are divided into sections for easy reference, with separate sections covering indicators in different aquatic environments. A final section explores diatom use in other fields of study such as forensics, oil and gas exploration, nanotechnology, and archaeology. 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 expanded and now includes over 1,000 detailed entries, which will help non-specialists to use the book effectively.

Author : Archana Tiwari,Ashok Pandey,Pau-Loke Show,Parameswaran Binod
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000928839

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Diatoms by Archana Tiwari,Ashok Pandey,Pau-Loke Show,Parameswaran Binod Pdf

This reference book covers the ecological impact and biotechnological applications of diatoms. Diatoms contribute to 40% of primary productivity in aquatic ecosystems. They have a unique biomonitoring ability and sensitivity toward different pollutants in wastewater, and are thereby a tool for ecotoxicological monitoring. The book discusses the need for newer diatom-based indices for wastewater quality analysis. It describes the nutraceutical value of the myriad compounds like omega 3 fatty acids-DHA, polysaccharides, and phenols in diatoms. It also elaborates on the challenges in sustainable diatom biorefinery. This book is meant for microbiologists, biotechnologists, and marine biologists.

Author : Janice L. Pappas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119750437

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The Mathematical Biology of Diatoms by Janice L. Pappas Pdf

THE MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY OF DIATOMS This book contains unique, advanced applications using mathematics, algorithmic techniques, geometric analysis, and other computational methods in diatom research. Historically, diatom research has centered on taxonomy and systematics. While these topics are of the utmost importance, other aspects of this important group of unicells have been increasingly explored in the biological sciences. While mathematical applications are still rare, they are starting take hold and provide an extensive avenue of new diatom research, including applications in multidisciplinary fields. The work contained in this volume is an eclectic mix of analytical studies on diatoms. Mathematical treatment of the various biological disciplines covered in this book range from implicit, but succinct studies to more elaborate detailed computational studies. Topics include growth models, nanostructure, nanoengineering, cell growth, araphid diatoms, valve ontogeny, diatom metabolism, diatom motility, synchronization, diatom kinematics, photonics, biogenic sensors, photochemistry, diatom light response, colony growth, siliceous unicells, algal kinetics, diatom structure, diatom imaging, functional morphology, geometric structure, biomineralization, high-resolution imaging, non-destructive imaging, and 3D structure. This wide-ranging volume provides an introductory as well as an advanced treatment of recent interests in diatom research. The mathematical research in this volume may be applicable to studies of other unicells, biomechanics, biological processes, physio-chemical analyses, or nanoscience.