Book Review I: Diatoms from the Antarctic Region: Maritime Antarctica by Anh Tu (Lina) Van
Iconographia Diatomologica, annotated diatom monographs, Volume 24, Diatoms from the Antarctic Region: Maritime Antarctica . 2012. By Ralitsa Zidarova, Katerina Kopalova & Bart Van de Vijver. Edited by Horst Lange-Bertalot. 216 plates and 1 appendix, 504 pages. Koeltz Scientific books . 180€ (prices in other currencies depend on current course). ISBN: 978-3-946583-05-9 Review by Anh Tu (Lina) Van * Antarctica remains in many ways a scientific frontier – its vast and unforgiving landscape belies the biological diversity present there. Within the transient freshwater and wet terrestrial habitats, diatoms manage to survive. In the last two decades, major strides have been made in describing the flora and fauna present in Antarctica. This book describes the nearly decade-long effort Like the other Iconographia Diatomologica books, this book is not meant to be read through. Rather, it is mostly a reference for newly described freshwater and terrestrial dia...