Diatom Flora of the New Jersey Coastal Wetlands
Date
2019-08-21
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Trenton, N.J. : Department of Environmental Protection
Abstract
In 2012-2017 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection sponsored several
research projects aimed at evaluating the potential use of diatoms for monitoring present and
inferring past environmental conditions in New Jersey coastal wetlands. The goal of this report is
to document the most common diatom taxa from studied wetlands, with high-resolution light and
electron microscopy images. The images of 499 taxa found in the sub-, inter- and supratidal
habitats and in sediment core samples are presented. Genera with the most species are Navicula
(148), Fallacia (34), Nitzschia (21), and Parlibellus (16). Some taxa could not be identified to
species level and are listed under provisional names. Voucher slides are deposited in the Diatom
Herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
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Prepared by Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University,
Nina Desianti and Marina Potapova. Prepared for New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Dr. Mihaela Enache
Keywords
New Jersey, Diatoms, Coastal wetlands, New Jersey - Wetlands