18 December 2020
Nina Strelnikova
Nina was born in 1933 in Leningrad in a family of prominent biologists and in 1956 graduated from the Leningrad State University with BS/MS degree....
Archives 2020
18 December 2020
Nina was born in 1933 in Leningrad in a family of prominent biologists and in 1956 graduated from the Leningrad State University with BS/MS degree....
08 December 2020
We are expanding the number of webinars in the Diatom Web Academy during the pandemic. Sessions are recorded and can be accessed for later viewing....
08 December 2020
Description: The Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) is a small country in the Balkan Peninsula. Despite its small size, the country is characterized...
18 November 2020
Digital Diatomology: Combining slide scanning microscopy, web-based collaborative annotation, and deep learning for diatom analysis Description:...
11 November 2020
The genus Luticola Description: The diatom genus Luticola D.G.Mann is composed of mostly small, yet easily diagnosed, taxa. The genus is...
27 October 2020
Microbial biogeography through the lens of an invasive species: The intercontinental disjunction of Discostella asterocostata as a case study...
13 October 2020
Diatom Classification and (Some) Other Stories Description: This presentation will concern diatom classification with a focus on the genus...
29 September 2020
Intercalibration/harmonization in the Nordic Baltic network Description: This presentation will address the work of the Nordic-Baltic Network for...
27 September 2020
I recently discovered the website, Observation of Diatoms, created and maintained by Thomas Harbich. The site is a wonderful addition to...
01 September 2020
Composition of diatom assemblages: how do we measure for assessment? Description: The composition of diatom assemblages in rivers and lakes tell us...
18 August 2020
Golden(-brown) Opportunities: Diatoms in Education Description: Diatoms are often excluded in our education system and therefore, remain unknown to...
04 August 2020
The genus Eunotia Description: The diatom genus Eunotia Ehrenberg is diverse in freshwaters worldwide, especially acidic, dystrophic or...
22 July 2020
California Algal Assessment Description: We recently completed the development of a statewide algal index for bioassessment applications in...
09 July 2020
Navigating diatom nomenclature Description: We use scientific names to describe and identify our diatoms. This workshop will introduce everyone to...
23 June 2020
Description: Beginning with Linnaeus, scientists and philosophers have developed many concepts in response to the question, “what is a species?”....
09 June 2020
Description: Directional selection is a form of evolutionary change in which an extreme feature of a population is favored and, over time, the...
12 May 2020
Format: We offered two-part online training in constructing a diatom voucher flora. In Part 1, we oriented participants to the process and direct...
28 April 2020
Description: Paleolimnology, the study of lake sediments to interpret lake history, allows understanding of lakes on annual, decadal, and millennial...
14 April 2020
Description: DNA-based identification of diatoms has been proposed and, in some places, implemented as a cost-, time-, and expertise-effective...
31 March 2020
Description: The diatom genus Planothidium Round and L. Bukhtiyarova includes several morphospecies that are extremely common in freshwaters and...
17 March 2020
Description: The goal of this overview is to describe the relationships among environmental management and the many types of assessment information...
05 March 2020
Apply now for the Freshwater Algal Identification Field Course at the scenic Fordham University field station. The course focuses on algal...
12 February 2020
Description: The goal of this overview is to provide a general introduction to the use of diatoms in assessment and the goals of this series. Target...
05 February 2020
Are you a motivated undergraduate student interested in aquatic research? You could spend ten weeks in the field and lab in the summer of 2020...
07 January 2020
It is sobering to think that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) will be twenty years old this year (23 October, to be precise). The 70 pages of...
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