TABLE OF CONTENTS
4.1Morphology/Planktonic Habit of Diatoms15
4.2Colony Formation and the Secretion of Mucus18
5.5Soil or Terrestrial Diatoms25
6.1Ecology and Distribution of diatoms27
6.2Examples of Diatoms found in Different Habitats27
6.3Diatoms found in Open Ocean28
6.5Diatoms found in Tropical Waters28
6.6Diatoms found in Fresh Waters29
6.7Diatoms found in the Soil29
6.9Diatoms Commonly found in different Microhabitats30
7.1Physiology of Diatoms - Nutrition33
8.1Diatom Interactions and Association43
8.2Adaptations of Diatoms for Flotation44
8.3Uses and Applications of Diatoms45
9.1Preparation of Diatoms for Microscopic examination53
9.2Importance of Micrometry in Diatoms53
9.3Microscopic Examination of Diatoms54
9.4Digital flow Cytometry on a FlowCAM® (Fluid Imaging Technologies)56
ILLUSTRATIONS AND IMAGING OF DIATOMS57
DIATOM FLORA OF THE WARRI/FORCADOS ESTUARIES61
11.1The Diatom Genera of the Warri/Forcados Estuaries61