23 April 2024
WEBINAR: Effects of invasive mussel grazing on plankton
Effects of invasive mussel grazing on plankton Description: Grazing by invasive dreissenid mussels can feed upon a range of aquatic organisms...
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23 April 2024
Effects of invasive mussel grazing on plankton Description: Grazing by invasive dreissenid mussels can feed upon a range of aquatic organisms...
23 April 2024
Enjoy the summer break! See you again in fall of 2024. Would you like to be part of Diatom Web Academy? We welcome participation by diatomists at...
26 March 2024
Taxonomic diversity, host–parasite interactions, and experimental research on chytrids that parasitize diatoms Description: Diatoms are a major...
21 March 2024
Preference will be given to those who demonstrate experience and knowledge of diatom and soft algae samples with associated laboratory experience...
20 March 2024
This position will work to synthesize monitoring data collected from several agencies and institutions to develop an optimized monitoring strategy to...
18 March 2024
Position DescriptionThis position is a key role in a grant-supported multi-state project focused on forecasting Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) along the...
12 March 2024
The International Society for Diatom Research promotes the study of marine, freshwater, modern, and fossil diatoms across the wide range of...
08 March 2024
We see colonial diatoms on a white substrate. What is it? Zoom out a bit to see the head of a scorpionfish! This image was posted on iNaturalist by...
05 March 2024
About Us: Our research projects extend over multiple decades and include the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research program....
05 March 2024
ABSTRACT Nitzschia soratensis and N. inconspicua are two small diatoms that are extremely similar in the light microscope though separable in subtle...
29 February 2024
The overarching aim of the work is to analyse time series of phytoplankton and environmental dynamics in Lake Geneva, one of the largest, most...
27 February 2024
Long-term records of Southern Ocean diatoms Description: As the Southern Ocean warms as a result of a changing climate, the effects of these...
20 February 2024
FROM Science, Duke University announced this week that its iconic 100-year-old herbarium will be closing in the next 2 or 3 years, a decision that...
13 February 2024
Iowa Lakeside Lab The year 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the diatom course at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. In 1963, Dr. Gene Stoermer started an...
13 February 2024
In celebration of 61 years of the Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms course that began at Iowa Lakeside Lab by Gene Stoermer, the North American...
13 February 2024
Cocconeis and its mysteries Description: The monoraphid genus Cocconeis is characterized by a low-profile, adnate growth-form, tightly attached...
13 February 2024
Cocconeis and its mysteries Description: The monoraphid genus Cocconeis is characterized by a low-profile, adnate growth-form, tightly attached...
30 January 2024
Metabarcoding: una nueva herramienta para el estudio de la diversitat de las diatomeas Descripción: El desarrollo y avances recientes en la...
30 January 2024
ABSTRACT Diatoms are among the few eukaryotes known to store nitrate (NO3−) and to use it as an electron acceptor for respiration in the...
29 January 2024
Connecting to Foster Understanding and Conservation of Spring Ecosystems Springs are unique habitats consisting of multiple ecotones connecting...
27 January 2024
The Research Associate will assist with a recent Interstate Commission on The Potomac River Basin / Virginia Department of Environmental Quality...
26 January 2024
Who inspired you to become a scientist? We recently published a paper on a newly discovered species of diatom from South Carolina. Diatoms are a...
25 January 2024
ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF DIATOMSThe course, now in its 61st year, will introduce students to field and laboratory study of freshwater diatoms. We...
23 January 2024
Description: As human-induced climate change causes dramatic decreases in sea ice across the Arctic today, geologists ask: Has sea ice disappeared...
22 January 2024
Algal taxonomic data: embracing new protocols and analyses Taxonomic data are the foundation of bioassessment and much basic and applied research....
04 January 2024
I am excited to share the highlights of 2023! Diatom Research After more than 10 years of service to our society, Eileen Cox is stepping down as...