Diatoms » Manaaki Whenua

Diatoms are characterised by a unique feature: a cell wall composed of silica, which fits together in two halves like a box. The lid and base of the box are known as valves, which are connected by a girdle, and the whole structure is known as a frustule.

Diatom structure » Manaaki Whenua

River-fed wetland palaeovegetation and palaeoecology at the HWK W site, Bed I, Olduvai Gorge - ScienceDirect

Modern biotic and abiotic analogues from the surface soil of Ganga-Ghaghara-Gandak interfluves of the Central Ganga Plain (CGP), India: Implications for the palaeoecological reconstructions - ScienceDirect

Paleo-diatom records reveal ecological change not detected using traditional measures of lake eutrophication - ScienceDirect

Diatoms » Manaaki Whenua

Dynamics of pelagic mucilage produced by the invasive, cyclotelloid diatom, Lindavia intermedia, in oligotrophic lakes of New Zealand

PDF) Simplification and replacement of diatom functional traits from a subtropical floodplain lakes paleolimnological records

Glossary » Manaaki Whenua

Frontiers Putting COI Metabarcoding in Context: The Utility of Exact Sequence Variants (ESVs) in Biodiversity Analysis

Paleo-diatom records reveal ecological change not detected using traditional measures of lake eutrophication - ScienceDirect

PDF) Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin

Full article: Nuisance mucilage produced by Lindavia intermedia (Bacillariophyceae) in New Zealand lakes

Foulden Maar Tūhura Otago Museum

Diatoms » Manaaki Whenua