{"product_id":"freshwater-dinoflagellates-of-north-america-9780801451768","title":"Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinoflagellates are common unicellular organisms found in all types of aquatic ecosystems and are important contributors to freshwater ecosystems as significant primary producers of biomass. Despite increasing interest in the biology of living and fossil dinoflagellates, there has been no compilation of dinoflagellate species found in North America since 1934, and no keys to species. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Carty provides a much-needed taxonomic guide covering Canada, the United States, Mexico, all of Central America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. Features of the book include\u003cbr\u003e identification of dinoflagellate species,\u003cbr\u003e distribution maps of species,\u003cbr\u003e ecological and morphological keys to genera,\u003cbr\u003e key to species within genus,\u003cbr\u003e lists of references by location,\u003cbr\u003e glossary, and\u003cbr\u003e an extensive illustration program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing an introductory section on the biology, morphology, and ecology of freshwater dinofl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North America features excellent coverage of the literature, geographic regions of the continent, and types of habitat in which dinoflagellates are found. It is likely to be the first book sought when one is examining a freshwater body and needs to identify dinoflagellates within it.\" -- Robert Sheath, California State University San Marcosco, author of \u003ci\u003eFreshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Future Research Needed\u003cbr\u003e What Is a Dinoflagellate?\u003cbr\u003e History of North American Freshwater Dinoflagellate Research\u003cbr\u003e Dinoflagellate Biology\u003cbr\u003e Methods\u003cbr\u003e Taxonomy\u003cb\u003eKEYS AND TAXA DESCRIPTIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Key to All Genera 1: Classic\u003cbr\u003e Key to All Genera 2: Starting with Habitat\u003cbr\u003e Key to All Genera 3: Common or Easy-to-Identify Freshwater Species\u003cbr\u003e •Athecate\/Naked Taxa (\u003ci\u003eActiniscus, Amphidinium, Bernardinium, Cystodinedria, Cystodinium, Dinamoeba, Dinastridium, Dinococcus, Esoptrodinium, Gloeodinium, Gymnodinium, Gyrodinium, Haidadinium, Hypnodinium, Katodinium, Opisthoaulax, Piscinoodinium, Prosoaulax, Pseudoactiniscus, Rufusiella, Stylodinium, Tetradinium\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e•Thecate\/Armored Taxa (\u003ci\u003eAmphidiniopsis, Borghiella, Ceratium, Dinosphaera, Durinskia, Entzia, Glenodiniopsis, Glochidinium, Gonyaulax, Hemidinium, Jadwigia, Kansodinium, Lophodinium, Naiadinium, Palatinus, Parvodinium, Peridiniopsis, Peridinium, Prorocentrum, Sphaerodinium, Staszicella, Thompsodinium, Tovellia, Tyrannodinium, Woloszynskia\u003c\/i\u003e)Appendix A. Documentation of Taxa by Location\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Geographic References by Location\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. Latin Diagnoses and Other Technical Issues\u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e Literature Cited\u003cbr\u003e Taxonomic Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405138600279,"sku":"9780801451768","price":86.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/freshwater-dinoflagellates-of-north-america-9780801451768","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}