{"product_id":"9781394174454","title":"Diatom Ecology Molecule to Metacommunities","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDiatoms: Biology and Applications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDiatom Ecology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMolecule to Metacommunities\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNora I. Maidana | Magdalena Licursi | Eduardo Morales\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Life Sciences \/ Biology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers a comprehensive, unique and up-to-date exploration of diatom ecology spanning from fundamental molecular aspects to the intricate dynamics of metacommunities. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years there has been a considerable increase in the amount of research devoted to diatom ecology, with a wide spectrum of approaches. This large amount of information, published in many different journals and books, makes it very difficult to keep up to date, both for the trained researcher and for students. Eduardo A. Morales (d. May 2023) had the original idea to assemble chapters on various subjects within diatom ecology. The questions he posed to potential contributors framed the current book consisting of 12 chapters.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre diatoms suitable tools for ecological restoration? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat would be the features that make them reliable in this context?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat makes diatoms ecologically successful?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn an ecological sense, why is there such variability in diatom reproductive strategies and why are they worth considering?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat do new approaches in ecological synthesis provide to diatom ecology, biogeography and metacommunities?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre all diatoms widely spread and each species uniquely characterized by its own, unaltered phenotype?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan we really make any ecological consideration without knowing (with a high degree of certainty) the identity of taxa?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre urban ecosystems important repositories of biodiversity?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the benefits and the progress in diatom ecology made by the diatom guild perspective? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy, how and when are soil diatoms used in bioindication and what are the benefits of such an approach?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre diatoms \u003ci\u003ebona fide\u003c\/i\u003e indicators of climate change?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre diatom communities in temporary rivers important for these lotic ecosystems as they are subjected to the effects of climate change? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo diatoms in peatlands behave differently from their terrestrial and aquatic (rivers, lakes, others) counterparts?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudience\u003cbr\u003e The book is intended primarily for professionals in the fields of diatom research, algal research (phycology), organismal, population and community ecology, limnology, microbiology, organismal biology, paleoecology and paleolimnology. The book will also serve as a reference for graduate students seeking guidance on terminology, techniques, and current methods in diatom research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora I. Maidana, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is an expert on diatom taxonomy. She works at Universidad de Buenos Aires as a consultant adjunct professor and at Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) as principal researcher. She is an invited lecturer at various institutions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, México, Germany, Spain, Perú, and Uruguay. Her research focuses on taxonomy and diversity of freshwaters and brackish water diatoms, and their use as bioindicators in paleolimnology and forensic sciences. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagdalena Licursi, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is an expert on freshwater diatom ecology. She works at Instituto Nacional de Limnología ‘INALI’ (CONICET-UNL) as associate researcher of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). She has collaborated and published with colleagues from Belgium, France, Spain, and Colombia on international projects. Her research focuses on ecology and diversity of freshwater diatoms, and their use as bioindicators in the assessment of water quality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEduardo A. Morales, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e was an expert on diatom taxonomy and ecology. He worked at several US, Bolivian, Brazilian and Argentinian institutions as a researcher, taxonomy coordinator, instructor and invited lecturer. He was also Curator of the Cryptogams Herbarium, Bolivian Catholic University in Cochabamba, Bolivia. 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