Research Catalog

Title

Chrysophyte algae : ecology, phylogeny, and development / edited by Craig D. Sandgren, John P. Smol and Jørgen Kristiansen.

Publication

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

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Additional Authors

• Sandgren, Craig D.
• Smol, J. P. (John P.)
• Kristiansen, Jørgen.
• International Chrysophyte Symposium (3rd : 1991 : Queen's University)

Description

xiv, 399 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Chrysophyceae > Congresses

Note

• Papers presented at the Third International Chrysophyte Symposium, held Aug. 12-16, 1991 at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. History of chrysophyte research: origin and development of concepts and ideas / Jorgen Kristiansen -- 2. Evolution of plastid genomes: inferences from discordant molecular phylogenies / Terrence P. Delaney, Linda K. Hardison and Rose Ann Cattolico -- 3. A modern concept of chrysophyte classification / Hans R. Preisig -- 4. Current status of chrysophyte 'splinter groups': synurophytes, pedinellids, silicoflagellates / Ojvind Moestrup -- 5. Comparative aspects of chrysophyte nutrition with emphasis on carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen / John A. Raven -- 6. Mixotrophy in chrysophytes / Dale A. Holen and Martin E. Boraas -- 7. Biomineralization and scale production in the Chrysophyta / Barry S. C. Leadbeater and David A. N. Barker -- 8. Immunological and ultrastructural studies of scale development and deployment in Mallomonas and Apedinella / Richard Wetherbee, Martha Ludwig and Anthony Koutoulis -- 9. Chrysophyte blooms in the plankton and neuston of marine and freshwater systems / Kenneth H. Nicholls.
• 10. Biogeography of chrysophytes in Finnish lakes / Pertti Eloranta -- 11. The distribution of chrysophytes along environmental gradients: their use as biological indicators / Peter A. Siver -- 12. The influence of zooplankton herbivory on the biogeography of chrysophyte algae / Craig D. Sandgren and William E. Walton -- 13. Application of chrysophytes to problems in paleoecology / John P. Smol -- 14. Mallomonas variabilis, sp. nov. (Synurophyceae) with stomatocysts found in Lake Konnevesi, Finland / Gertrud Cronberg -- 15. Scale morphology and growth characteristics of clones of Synura petersenii (Synurophyceae) at different temperatures / Brigitte Martin-Wagenmann and Antje Gutowski -- 16. Status of the Chrysamoebales (Chrysophyceae): observations on Chrysamoeba pyrenoidifera, Rhizochromulina marina and Lagynion delicatulum / Charles J. O'Kelly and Daniel E. Wujek -- 17. The genus Paraphysomonas from Indian rivers, lakes, ponds and tanks / Daniel E. Wujek and Leela C. Saha.

ISBN

0521462606 (hc)

LCCN

94011379

OCLC

• 30353583
• ocm30353583

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries