Diatoms as indicators of fine sediment stress

Characterization of Putative Iron Responsive Genes as Species-Specific Indicators of Iron Stress in Thalassiosiroid Diatoms

Iron (Fe) availability restricts diatom growth and primary production in large areas of the oceans. It is a challenge to assess the bulk Fe nutritional health of natural diatom populations, since species can differ in their physiological and molecular responses to Fe limitation. We assayed expression of selected genes in diatoms from the Thalassiosira genus to assess their potential utility as ...

Stream Insects as Bioindicators of Fine Sediment

Fine inorganic sediment (≤ 2mm) is a major non-point source pollutant in streams. While some fine sediment in streams is natural, loads in human-impacted streams often exceed their capacity to flush these sediments during high flows. Regardless of the source, the negative effects of increased levels of fine sediment in streams are realized in all biotic components of stream ecosystems from micr...

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...

Investigation of diatoms in Anbaran Chay River of Ardabil province in relation to water quality as bio indicators

In spite various uses of river water, it has always been exposed to pollution due to the development of human societies and the expansion of industries. Different indices, is used for estimation of water quality. Nowadays, aquatic organisms have efficient uses in water quality estimation. In this study, diatoms of Anbaran river, located in Namin city, east of Ardabil province, were investigated...

Distribution and Role of Benthic Diatoms as Indicators of Acid Mine Drainage in Affected Water Dams