Title Freshwater dinoflagellates of North America / Susan Carty

Published Ithaca, New York : Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Future Research Needed -- What Is a Dinoflagellate? -- History of North American Freshwater Dinoflagellate Research -- Dinoflagellate Biology -- Methods -- Taxonomy -- Keys and Taxa Descriptions -- Key to All Genera 1: Classic -- Key to All Genera 2: Starting with Habitat -- Key to All Genera 3: Common or Easy-to-Identify Freshwater Species -- Athecate/Naked Taxa -- Thecate/Armored Taxa -- Appendix A. Documentation of Taxa by Location -- Appendix B. Geographic References by Location -- Appendix C. Latin Diagnoses and Other Technical Issues -- Glossary -- Literature Cited -- Taxonomic Index Summary Dinoflagellates are common unicellular organisms found in all types of aquatic ecosystems and are important contributors to freshwater ecosystems as significant primary producers of biomass. Despite increasing interest in the biology of living and fossil dinoflagellates, there has been no compilation of dinoflagellate species found in North America since 1934, and no keys to species. In Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America, Susan Carty provides a much-needed taxonomic guide covering Canada, the United States, Mexico, all of Central America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. Features of the book include: " identification of dinoflagellate species, " distribution maps of species, " ecological and morphological keys to genera, " key to species within genus, " lists of references by location, " glossary, and " an extensive illustration program. Following an introductory section on the biology, morphology, and ecology of freshwater dinoflagellates, the species are presented in a field guide format with distribution maps, written descriptions emphasizing notable features, line drawings, and black-and-white and color micrographs Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-256) and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Dinoflagellates -- North America -- Classification Freshwater algae -- North America -- Classification SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany. Dinoflagellates Freshwater algae Dinoflagellaten North America Nordamerika Genre/Form Classification Form Electronic book ISBN 9780801470370 0801470374

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