{"product_id":"diatoms-biology-and-morphology-of-the-genera-paperback-9780521714693","title":"Diatoms; Biology and Morphology of the Genera (Paperback) 9780521714693","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDiatoms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBiology and Morphology of the Genera\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book presents a wide-ranging introduction to the diatoms together with an illustrated description of over 250 genera.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eF. E. Round (Author), R. M. Crawford (Author), D. G. Mann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521714693, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e760 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.9 x 3.8 cm, 1.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a beautifully produced, concisely edited and excellently illustrated manual.' Marine Micropaleontology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book presents a wide-ranging introduction to the diatoms together with an illustrated description of over 250 genera. Diatoms are important as perhaps the commonest group of autotrophic plants on earth and are abundant in all waters and on soils and moist surfaces. The introduction describes the diatom cell in detail, the structure of the wall (often extremely beautiful in design), the cell contents and aspects of life cycle and cell division. The generic atlas section is the first account of diatom systematics since 1928 (Karsten in Engler and Prantl: Die Nauturlichen Pflanzenfamilien) and each generic description is accompanied by scanning electron micrographs to show the characteristic structure. Most of the latter have been prepared specially for this work from the authors' own collections. The Diatoms will be the standard reference work on the group for years to come and is an essential reference volume.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Biology of Diatoms: 1. Preamble\u003cbr\u003e 2. The diatom cell\u003cbr\u003e 3. Collecting and studying diatoms\u003cbr\u003e 4. Culturing\u003cbr\u003e 5. Silicon: occurrence, uptake and deposition\u003cbr\u003e 6. Cell symmetry\u003cbr\u003e 7. Life form\u003cbr\u003e 8. Valve structure\u003cbr\u003e 9. Complementarity and heterovalvy\u003cbr\u003e 10. Portules\u003cbr\u003e 11. Ocelli, pseudocelli and pseudonoduli\u003cbr\u003e 12. Raphe\u003cbr\u003e 13. Girdle bands (copulae)\u003cbr\u003e 14. Internal valves\u003cbr\u003e 15. Resting stages and resting spores\u003cbr\u003e 16. The organic casing\u003cbr\u003e 17. The protoplast: plastids, mitchondria, dictyosomes, nucleus, vacuole\u003cbr\u003e 18. The cell cycle\u003cbr\u003e 19. Vegetative multiplication and cell size reduction\u003cbr\u003e 20. Sexual reproduction\u003cbr\u003e 21. Oogamy\u003cbr\u003e 22. Physiological anisogamy and isogamy\u003cbr\u003e 23. Automixis and parthenogenesis\u003cbr\u003e 24. Auxospore development\u003cbr\u003e 25. Motility\u003cbr\u003e 26. Ecology\u003cbr\u003e 27. Palaeoecology\u003cbr\u003e 28. Concepts in diatom systematics\u003cbr\u003e 29. Evolution and phylogeny\u003cbr\u003e 30. Fossils\u003cbr\u003e 31. Accounts of genera - preliminary notes\u003cbr\u003e 32. Summary of classification\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Generic Atlas: 33. Centric genera\u003cbr\u003e 34. Araphid genera\u003cbr\u003e 35. Raphid genera\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I: new taxa\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II: list of recently described genera\u003cbr\u003e Appendix III: index nominum genericorum\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Taxonomic index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999530475800,"sku":"9780521714693","price":73.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521714693i_1f2b565f-a24e-4a83-b8e7-60bc4e2a01a7.jpg?v=1691380337","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/diatoms-biology-and-morphology-of-the-genera-paperback-9780521714693","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}