Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators [Other digital carrier]

Preface. Copyright Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction to Freshwater
Algae. 1.1 General introduction. 1.1.1 Algae - An overview. 1.1.2 Algae as
primary producers. 1.1.3 Freshwater environments. 1.1.4 Planktonic and
benthic algae. 1.1.5 Size and shape. 1.2 Taxonomic variation - the major
groups of algae. 1.2.1 Microscopical appearance. 1.2.2 Biochemistry and
cell structure. 1.2.3 Molecular characteristics and identification. 1.3
Blue-green algae. 1.3.1 Cytology. 1.3.2 Morphological and taxonomic
diversity. 1.3.3 Ecology. 1.3.4 Blue-green algae as bio-indicators. 1.4
Green algae. 1.4.1 Cytology. 1.4.2 Morphological diversity. 1.4.3 Ecology.
1.4.4 Green algae as bioindicators. 1.5 Euglenoids. 1.5.1 Cytology. 1.5.2
Morphological diversity. 1.5.3 Ecology. 1.5.4 Euglenoids as bioindicators.
1.6 Yellow-green algae. 1.6.1 Cytology. 1.6.2 Morphological diversity.
1.6.3 Ecology. 1.6.4 Yellow-green algae as bioindicators. 1.7
Dinoflagellates. 1.7.1 Cytology. 1.7.2 Morphological diversity. 1.7.3
Ecology. 1.8 Cryptomonads. 1.8.1 Cytology. 1.8.2 Comparison with euglenoid
algae. 1.8.3 Biodiversity. 1.8.4 Ecology. 1.8.5 Cryptomonads as
bioindicators. 1.9 Chrysophytes. 1.9.1 Cytology. 1.9.2 Morphological
diversity. 1.9.3 Ecology. 1.9.4 Chrysophytes as bioindicators. 1.10
Diatoms. 1.10.1 Cytology. 1.10.2 Morphological diversity. 1.10.3 Ecology.
1.10.4 Diatoms as bioindicators. 1.11 Red algae. 1.12 Brown algae. 2
Sampling, Biomass Estimation and Counts of Freshwater Algae. A Planktonic
Algae. 2.1 Protocol for collection. 2.1.1 Standing water phytoplankton.
2.1.1 River phytoplankton. 2.2 Mode of collection. 2.2.1 Phytoplankton
trawl net. 2.2.2 Volume samplers. 2.2.3 Integrated sampling. 2.2.4.
Sediment traps. 2.3 Phytoplankton biomass. 2.3.1 Turbidity. 2.3.2 Dry
weight and ash-free dry weight. 2.3.3 Pigment concentrations. 2.4 Flow
cytometry: automated analysis of phytoplankton populations. 2.5 Microscope
counts of species populations. 2.5.1 Sample preservation and processing.
2.5.2 Species counts. 2.5.3 Conversion of species counts to biovolumes.
2.5.4 Chemical cleaning of diatoms. 2.6 Diversity within single-species
populations. 2.6.1 Molecular analysis. 2.6.2 Analytical microscopical
techniques. B Non-Planktonic Algae. 2.7 Deep water benthic algae. 2.7.1
Benthic-pelagic coupling. 2.7.2 Benthic algae and sediment stability. 2.7.3
Invertebrate grazing of benthic algae. 2.8 Shallow water communities. 2.8.1
Substrate. 2.8.2 Algal communities. 2.9 Algal biofilms. 2.9.1 Mucilaginous
biofilms. 2.9.2 Biomass. 2.9.3 Taxonomic composition. 2.9.4 Matrix
structure. 2.10 Periphyton - algal mats. 2.10.1 Inorganic substratum.
2.10.2 Plant surfaces. 3 Algae as bioindicators. 3.1 Bioindicators and
water quality. 3.1.1 Biomarkers and bioindicators. 3.1.2 Characteristics of
bioindicators. 3.1.3 Biological monitoring versus chemical measurements.
3.1.4 Monitoring water quality: objectives. 3.2 Lakes. 3.2.1 Contemporary
planktonic and attached algae as bioindicators. 3.2.2 Fossil algae as
bioindicators: lake sediment analysis. 3.2.3 Water quality parameters:
inorganic and organic nutrients, acidity and heavy metals. 3.3 Wetlands.
3.4 Rivers. 3.4.1 The periphyton community. 3.4.2 River diatoms. 3.4.3
Evaluation of the diatom community. 3.4.4 Human impacts and diatom indices.
3.4.5 Calculation of diatom indices. 3.4.6 Practical applications of diatom
indices. 3.5 Estuaries. 3.5.1 Ecosystem complexity. 3.5.2 Algae as
estuarine bioindicators. 4 A Key to the More Frequently Occurring Freshwater
Algae. 4.1 Introduction to the key. 4.1.1 Using the key. 4.1.2
Morphological groupings. 4.2 Key to the main genera and species. 4.3 List
of algae included and their occurrence in the key. 4.4 Algal identification:
bibliography. Glossary. References. Index.

Professor Edward G. Bellinger and Dr David C. Sigee, both of Faculty of Life Sciences, 3.614 Stopford Building, The University of Manchester, UK.