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Series: Diatoms: Biology and Applications

Founding Editor(s): Richard Gordon and Joseph Seckbach

Series Editor(s): Janice L. Pappas

Scope:
Diatoms are a single-cell algal group, with each cell surrounded by a silica shell. The shells have beautiful attractive shapes with multiscalar structures at 8 orders of magnitude and have several uses. Twenty percent of the oxygen we breathe is produced by diatom photosynthesis, and they feed most of the aquatic food chain in freshwaters and the oceans. Diatoms serve as sources of biofuel and electrical solar energy production and are impacting nanotechnology and photonics. They are important ecological and paleoclimate indicators. Some of them are extremophiles, living at high temperatures or in ice, at extremes of pH, at high or low light levels, and surviving desiccation. There are about 100,000 species and as many papers written about them since their discovery over three hundred years ago. The literature on diatoms shows about 60,000 papers during the period 2006-2023. In this context, it is timely to review the progress to date, highlight cutting-edge discoveries, and discuss exciting future perspectives. To fulfill this objective, this Diatom Series has been launched under the leadership of two experts in diatoms and related disciplines. The aim is to provide a comprehensive and reliable source of information on diatom biology and applications and enhance interdisciplinary collaborations required to advance knowledge and applications of diatoms.

About the Series Editor(s):
Janice L. Pappas has BA, BS, PhD degrees from the University of Michigan and an MA degree from Drake University. She is a theoretical and mathematical biologist and her work includes studies on diatoms and other organisms in morphometrics, morphogenesis, biological symmetry and complexity, evolutionary processes, and evolutionary ecology. Diatom research includes studies in Great Lakes ecology and limnology, taxonomy, micropaleontology, and environmental and paleoenvironmental studies. Mathematics used in studies includes differential and partial differential equations, orthogonal polynomials, differential geometry, probability theory, machine learning, and information theory. Some specific studies include Morse theory and diatom morphospace dynamics; diatom lineage network morphospaces; fuzzy measures in diatom systematics; Cenozoic diatom origination, extinction, and diversity; diatom life cycle dynamics; diatom clade biogeography; diatom food web dynamics; diatom adaptive radiation.
Email: jlpappas@umich.edu



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Published and Forthcoming Titles


 		Diatom Taxonomic Studies
Diversity of Bacillariophyta from Different World Regions
Edited by Scrivener Publishing
Copyright: 2026   |   Status: Contracted   |   Expected Pub Date: 2026/01/30   |   Hardcover


 		Diatom Photosynthesis
From Primary Production to High-Value Molecules
Edited by Johannes W. Goessling, João Serôdio and Johann Lavaud
Copyright: 2024   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This comprehensive guide is designed for researchers, professionals, and students looking to deepen their knowledge of diatoms, including detailed information on diatom photosynthesis regulation at the molecular scale, as well as their significant ecological roles, all aimed at promoting sustainable advancements and the safeguarding of aquatic ecosystems.


 		Diatom Ecology
Molecule to Metacommunities<br />
Edited by Nora I. Maidana, Magdalena Licursi and Eduardo Morales
Copyright: 2024   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This book offers a comprehensive, unique and up-to-date exploration of diatom ecology spanning from fundamental molecular aspects to the intricate dynamics of metacommunities.


 		Diatom Cultivation for Biofuel, Food and High-Value Products
Edited by Vandana Vinayak and Richard Gordon
Copyright: 2024   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This unique book examines the techno-economic prospects of diatom cultivation,
the design and implementation of algal reactors, and the potential of diatoms as a source of biofuel and other value-added products.


 		The Mathematical Biology of Diatoms
Edited by Janice L. Pappas
Copyright: 2023   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This book contains unique, advanced applications using mathematics, algorithmic
techniques, geometric analysis, and other computational methods in diatom research.


 		Mathematical Macroevolution in Diatom Research
By Janice L. Pappas
Copyright: 2023   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Buy this book to learn how to use mathematics in macroevolution research and apply mathematics to study complex biological problems.


 		Diatom Morphogenesis
Edited by Vadim V. Annenkov, Joseph Seckbach, and Richard Gordon
Copyright: 2022   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
A unique book presenting the range of silica structures formed by diatoms, theories and hypotheses of how they are made, and applications to nanotechnology by use or imitation of diatom morphogenesis.


 		Diatom Microscopy
Edited by Nirmal Mazumder and Richard Gordon
Copyright: 2022   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The main goal of the book is to demonstrate the wide variety of microscopy methods being used to investigate natural and altered diatom structures.


 		Diatom Gliding Motility
Edited by Stanley A. Cohn, Kalina M. Manoylov, and Richard Gordon
Copyright: 2021   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Moving photosynthetic organisms are still a great mystery for biologists and this book summarizes what is known and reports the current understanding and modeling of those complex processes.


 		Diatoms
Fundamentals and Applications
Edited by Joseph Seckbach and Richard Gordon
Copyright: 2019   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Diatoms are beginning to have a wide impact on our technology and this volume details biofuels from diatoms, the industrial applications of fossil diatoms (diatomite or diatomaceous earth), and a new form of agriculture, bubble farming, aimed initially around diatom high value products and biofuel.