River Algae

The content is focused on benthic communities showing how they play an in important role in the river ecosystems. Provides also information on taxonomy of river-inhabiting algal groups, including phylogeny, distribution, collection, preservation and description of the most representative genera of algae in river benthic algal communities. The book also approaches the ecology of river algae not to mention the ecological factors influencing abundance, distribution and diversity of river benthic algal communities and their use as bio-indicators, providing an up-to-date information on taxonomy, ecology, methodology and uses, and a great source of research to everyone interested in freshwater algae, limnology, water quality assessment and biodiversity in river ecosystems. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv An Overview of River Algae....Pages 1-4 Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) in Rivers....Pages 5-34 Green Algae (Chlorophyta and Streptophyta) in Rivers....Pages 35-63 Red Algae (Rhodophyta) in Rivers....Pages 65-91 Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) in Rivers....Pages 93-128 Brown Algae (Phaeophyceae) in Rivers....Pages 129-151 Heterokonts (Xanthophyceae and Chrysophyceae) in Rivers....Pages 153-158 The Spatio-Temporal Development of Macroalgae in Rivers....Pages 159-195 Ecophysiology of River Algae....Pages 197-217 Biogeography of River Algae....Pages 219-243 Diatoms as Bioindicators in Rivers....Pages 245-271 Back Matter....Pages 273-279 This book is focused on benthic communities showing how they play an important role in the river ecosystems and also provides information on taxonomy of river-inhabiting algal groups, including phylogeny, distribution, collection, preservation and description of the most representative genera of algae in river benthic algal communities