A beginner's guide to diatoms

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Preface/ Chapter 1: Introduction (How to collect, process and identify diatoms/ Phytoplankton/ Periphyton/ Permanent preparation/ Light microscopy (LM)/ Sanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)/ The Pathwaysto diatom studies)/ Chapter 2: Biology and Application of Diatoms (Introduction/ Habitat/ Habit/ Frustule Structure/ Cytology/ Cell Division/ Movement of Diatoms/ Life Cycle/ Resting Stages/ Ecology and Biomonitoring/ Palaeoecology and climate change/ Diatomite/ Diatoms in Forensic Science/ Harmful Diatoms/ Modern Diatomology/ Diatom in arts/ Classification and Sytematics)/ Chapter 3: Features and Illustrated Glossary for Diatom Identification (Illustrated Glossary of Terms Applicable to Diatoms/ Botanical Nomenclature/ A Mind Map/ Some RecentName Changes)/ Chapter 4:Short Diagnostic Descriptions of Common Genera (Centric/ Pennate Araphid Group, Monoraphid Group, Proraphid Group, Biraphid Group, Naviculoid/ Sigmoid Group/ Heteropolar Group, Cymbelloid Group, Diatoms with Raphe Raised on Keel)/ Bibliography/ Index of Diatom Species illustrated in this Guide/ Index of Figures.- Contains 98 plates, mostly colored.