SUBJECT

Title

Diatoms and their significance in water quality assessment

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

Doctoral

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Part of degree program

Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences

Credits

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

Species of the Bacillariophyta division in Chromista kingdom can be found in seas, continental waters and the upper layer of wet soils. During the course we will learn the methods of collection, preparation and identification of this group of organisms. We will briefly review their main groups, their role in aquatic trophic network and their significance in water quality assessment.

Readings

Ács Éva és Kiss Keve Tihamér (szerk). (2004): Algológiai praktikum. ELTE Eötvös Kiadó, ISBN 9634636586
Frey, W. (ed.) (2015): Syllabus of Plant Families, A. Engler’s Syllabus der Planzenfamilien 13th edition Part 2/1– Photoautotrophic eukaryotic Algae: Glaucocystophyta, Cryptophyta, Dinophyta/Dinozoa, Haptophyta, Heterokontophyta/Ochrophyta, Chlorarachniophyta/Cercozoa, Euglenophyta/Euglenozoa, Chlorophyta, Streptophyta p.p. J. Cramer in der Gebr. Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, Germany. 324 pp. ISBN 978-3-443-01083-6
Gonzalo Martin and Maria de los Reyes Fernandez (2012). Diatoms as Indicators of Water Quality and Ecological Status: Sampling, Analysis and Some Ecological Remarks, Ecological Water Quality -Water Treatment and Reuse, Dr. Voudouris (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0508-4, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/ecological-water-quality-water-treatment-and-reuse/diatoms-as-indicatorsof-water-quality-and-ecological-status-sampling-analysis-and-some-ecological-r
Karthick, B., Taylor, J.C., Mahesh, M.K. and Ramachandra, T.V. (2010): Protocols for collection, preservation and enumeration of diatoms from aquatic habitats for water quality monitoring in India. The IUP Journal of Soil and Water Science 3(1): 25-60. file:///C:/Users/xy/Downloads/Diatom.pdf
Kelly, M. (2000): Identification of common benthic diatoms in rivers. Field Studies 9(4):583-700.
Podani János (2015): A növények evolúciója és osztályozása. ELTE Eötvös Kiadó, ISBN 9788633122198
Taylor, J.C., Archibald, C.G.M., Harding, W.R. (2007): An illustrated guide to some common diatom species from South Africa. WRC Report TT 282/07. – 178 pl., Water Research Commission, Pretoria. http://www.dhec.co.za/files/Guide-to-Common-Diatoms.pdf