Algae of Australia: phytoplankton of temperate coastal waters.

Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2010.
Large octavo, laminated boards, 421 pp. black and white micrographs, line drawings.

The Algae of Australia series will provide the basic systematic data necessary for issues relating to conservation, biological diversity and the management of aquatic ecosystems. For the purposes of this series ‘Algae' is interpreted in a very broad sense, to cover all organisms that have traditionally been studied by phycologists, including macroalgae, unicellular and multicellular microalgae and cyanobacteria.

This volume is the product of decades of research by Professor Gustaaf Hallegraeff and 11 collaborators, provides descriptions and illustrations of 541 species known from the estuarine, coastal and offshore waters of southern Australia. It includes more than 1100 photographs and drawings, and represents the first guide for the identification of these fundamentally important microscopic algae in the temperate Australasian region. The book incorporates comprehensive bibliographies and a glossary of technical terms.

Contents
1. Introduction
History of Phytoplankton Research in Australia
Impact of Climate Change on Phytoplankton
Collecting and Processing Specimens
List of Species
Acknowledgements
2. Planktonic Diatoms
3. Benthic Diatoms
4. Planktonic Dinoflagellates
5. Benthic Dinoflagellates
6. Recent Dinoflagellate Cysts
7. Scale-bearing Nanoflagellates: Chrysophytes, Haptophytes (excluding Coccolithophorids) and Prasinophytes
8. Coccolithophorids (Haptophyta)
9. Raphidophytes (Chrysophyta)
10. Dictyochophytes (Chrysophyta)
11. Cryptomonads

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