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| Introduction to freshwater algae | |
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| General introduction | |
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| Algae | |
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| Algae as primary producers | |
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| Freshwater environments | |
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| Planktonic and benthic algae | |
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| Size and shape | |
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| Taxonomic variation | |
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| Microscopical appearance | |
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| Biochemistry | |
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| Molecular characteristics and identification | |
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| Blue-green algae | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Morphological and taxonomic diversity | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Blue-green algae as bioindicators | |
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| Green algae | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Morphological diversity | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Green algae as bioindicators | |
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| Euglenoids | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Morphological diversity | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Euglenoids as bioindicators | |
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| Yellow-green algae | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Morphological diversity | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Yellow-green algae as bioindicators | |
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| Dinoflagellates | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Morphological diversity | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Cryptomonads | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Comparison with euglenoid algae | |
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| Biodiversity | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Cryptomonads as bioindicators | |
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| Chrysophytes | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Morphological diversity | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Chrysophytes as bioindicators | |
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| Diatoms | |
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| Cytology | |
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| Morphological diversity | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Diatoms as bioindicators | |
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| Red algae | |
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| Brown algae | |
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| Sampling, biomass estimation and counts of freshwater algae A Planktonic algae | |
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| Protocol for collection | |
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| Standing water phytoplankton | |
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| River phytoplankton | |
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| Mode of collection | |
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| Phytoplankton trawl net | |
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| Volume samplers | |
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| Integrated sampling | |
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| Sediment traps | |
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| Phytoplankton biomass | |
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| Turbidity | |
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| Dry weight and ash-free dry weight | |
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| Pigment concentrations | |
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| Flow cytometry | |
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| Microscope counts of species populations | |
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| Sample preservation and processing | |
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| Species counts | |
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| Conversion of species counts to biovolumes | |
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| Chemical cleaning of diatoms | |
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| Diversity within species populations | |
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| Molecular analysis | |
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| Analytical microscopical techniques B Non-planktonic algae | |
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| Deep water benthic algae | |
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| Benthic-pelagic coupling | |
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| Benthic algae and sediment stability | |
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| Invertebrate grazing of benthic algae | |
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| Shallow water communities | |
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| Substrate | |
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| Algal communities | |
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| Algal biofilms | |
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| Mucialginous biofilms | |
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| Biomass | |
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| Taxonomic composition | |
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| Matrix structure | |
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| Periphyton? algal mats | |
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| Inorganic substratum | |
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| Plant surfaces | |
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| Algae as bioindicators | |
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| Bioindicators and water quality | |
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| Biomarkers and bioindicators | |
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| Characteristics of bioindicators | |
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| Biological monitoring versus chemical measurements | |
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| Monitoring water quality: objectives | |
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| Lakes | |
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| Contemporary planktonic and attached algae as bioindicators | |
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| Fossil algae as bioindicators: lake sediment analysis | |
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| Water quality parameters | |
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| Wetlands | |
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| Rivers | |
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| The periphyton community | |
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| River diatoms | |
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| Evaluation of the diatom community | |
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| Human impacts and diatom indices | |
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| Calculation of diatom indices | |
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| Practical applications of diatom indices | |
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| Estuaries | |
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| Ecosystem complexity | |
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| Algae as estuarine bioindicators | |
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| A key to the more frequently occurring freshwater algae | |
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| Introduction to the key | |
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| Using the key | |
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| Morphological groupings | |
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| Key to the main genera and species | |
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| List of algae included and their occurrence in the key | |
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| Algal identification: bibliography | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |