Diatom cultures of the G. parvulum species complex were established from seven different
sites in the Faroe Islands, Sweden, Germany, Mexico and Korea, and were studied in detail …

A study of the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami deposits on the coastal lowland of the Sendai Plain,
Japan was carried out along a shore-perpendicular survey line in the Arahama area. Field …

Two new taxa similar to Achnanthidium minutissimum were common and abundant in
samples collected during a survey of benthic diatoms in watercourses from mainland …

Fresh water biodiversity is an increasing concern due to growing human impact. Herein, we
report a long-term survey (ca. 90 years) of sedimentary diatoms and the modern flora from …

Abstract The diatom genus Tabellaria Ehrenberg is one of the most widely distributed
genera in freshwaters, both in benthos and phytoplankton. It is rather frequent in unpolluted …

Thalassiosira species are an important component of phytoplankton populations, and most
species are considered cosmopolitan. Many authors have investigated the diversity of …

Background Very little information is available about soil algae in Taiwan. In this study, we
investigated for the first time the soil algae inhabiting five types of farmland in mid-Taiwan …

The nominate varieties of the monoraphid diatoms Cocconeis lineata Ehrenberg and C.
euglypta Ehrenberg are typified. Lectotypes of both taxa are preserved at the Ehrenberg …

The climatic effects of cloud formation induced by galactic cosmic rays (CRs) has recently
become a topic of much discussion. The CR–cloud connection suggests that variations in …

Erosional and sedimentary features associated with flooding have been documented in both
modern and past cases. However, only a few studies have demonstrated the relationship …