Microalgae are one of the most important components of estuarine ecosystems, providing
the fuel required to sustain higher trophic levels. Being at the base of aquatic food webs …

The taxonomy of several small-celled, ecologically significant Nitzschia species, which are
frequently confused with each other or whose names are misapplied, is clarified. Following …

Water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries closely reflect activities within the entire
upstream catchment. Much emphasis has been placed on the response of estuaries to …

Algal biofilms play an essential role in ecosystem functioning, but their physiological and
biochemical changes during salt stress remain poorly understood. This study aimed at …

Nitzschia inconspicua is an ecologically important diatom species, which is believed to have
a widespread distribution and to be tolerant to salinity and to organic or nutrient pollution …

A new regional dataset comprising 425 intertidal diatom taxa from 175 samples from 11
ecologically diverse Oregon and Washington estuaries illustrates the importance of …

We describe here a protocol for cleaning diatoms when time is short and the amount of
sample is very limited. Essentially, the method consists of drying material onto coverslips …

ABSTRACT Desianti, N.; Potapova, M.; Enache, M.; Belton, TJ; Velinsky, DJ; Thomas, R.,
and Mead, J., 2017. Sediment diatoms as environmental indicators in New Jersey coastal …

Benthic microalgae play important roles in energy flow and biogeochemistry of coastal
ecosystems; however, factors influencing community composition remain largely unknown …

In order to assess the current ecological status of the tidal Thi Vai Estuary and the Can Gio
Mangrove Forest in Southern Vietnam, we evaluated the spatial diatom composition and …