The diatoms : applications for the environmental and earth sciences / / edited by E.F. Stoermer and John P. Smol [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 469 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 579.8/5
• Soggetto topico: Diatoms; Diatoms - Ecology; Plant indicators
• Persona (resp. second.): StoermerEugene F. <1934->; SmolJ. P (John P.)
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Introduction. ; 1. Applications and uses of diatoms: prologue / Eugene F. Stoermer and John P. Smol -- ; pt. II. Diatoms as indicators of environmental change in flowing waters and lakes. ; 2. Assessing environmental conditions in rivers and streams with diatoms / R. Jan Stevenson and Yangdong Pan.
• Sommario/riassunto: Diatoms are microscopic algae which are found in virtually every habitat where water is present. This volume is an up-to-date summary of the expanding field of their uses in environmental and earth sciences. Their abundance and wide distribution, and their well-preserved glass-like walls make them ideal tools for a wide range of applications as both fossils and living organisms. Examples of their wide range of applications include as environmental indicators, for oil exploration, and for forensic examination. The major emphasis is on their use in analysing ecological problems such as climate change, acidification and eutrophication. The contributors to the volume are leading researchers in their fields and are brought together for the first time to give a timely synopsis of a dynamic and important area. This book should be read by environmental scientists, phycologists, limnologists, ecologists and palaeoecologists, oceanographers, archaeologists and forensic scientists.
• Titolo autorizzato: The diatoms
• ISBN: 1-107-11394-6; 1-280-41868-0; 9786610418688; 0-511-17497-7; 0-511-03982-4; 0-511-15506-9; 0-511-32346-8; 0-511-61300-8; 0-511-05398-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450130503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II