Biomonitoring of Selected Freshwater Bodies Using Diatoms as Ecological Indicators

Diatoms as Indicators of Water Quality and Ecological Status: Sampling, Analysis and Some Ecological Remarks

The algal species that develop in an area depend on different environmental factors: salinity, temperature, pH, water velocity, shading, depth, availability of substrata to grow on, water chemistry, etc. Thus, the species that can be found in a water body will inform about some characteristics of the water. Because algae are good indicators of the features of the water, they are used to monitor...

Effects of pesticides on freshwater diatoms.

The study of pesticide effects on algae, and diatoms in particular, was focused on photosynthesis and biomass growth disturbances. Few studies have been performed to investigate the effects of these toxic agents on intracellular structures of diatom cells. Nuclear alterations and cell wall abnormalities were reported for diatoms exposed to toxic compounds. Nevertheless, the cellular mechanisms ...

Lotic Diatoms as Environmental Indicators for Modern and Paleo Studies

The ecological impacts of anthropogenic activities on aquatic environments have led to the development of new methods of environmental monitoring (Cohen et al 1993, Kelly and Whitton 1995). Benthic algae represent a ubiquitous group of photosynthetic organisms that play a pivotal role in stream food webs but may also be used for observing long-term trends in community changes that can occur bec...

Temporal and Spatial Turnover of Freshwater Diatoms

Freshwater Zoobenthic Species: Role in Biomonitoring and Ecological Processes- A Review

Water resources especially lotic ecosystems drain diverse landscapes with their peculiar climatic regime, making them extremely diverse in terms of establishment of complex network of biotic communities, one such component are benthic macroinvertebrates or zoobenthos which are integral components of freshwater systems. They are represented by insects, molluscans, crustaceans, annelids and nemat...