Other features include a Daphnia animation and a satellite image of phytoplankton pigment concentrations in ocean of the US East Coast. G teborg University, Sweden. The checklist remains under construction and currently contains 282 species. It has been compiled and edited by Tim Entwisle and Lucy Nairn at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The database can be searched or browsed and includes colour images.
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The site also includes an introduction to algae in general, advice on collecting and preserving methods and a description of the classification system used. They cover algal blooms from around the world but the main focus is on US waters. The paper includes an introduction, sampling and laboratory procedures, data analysis, quality control, and the use of volunteers. It forms part of a series of protocols for professional groups monitoring organisms in freshwater ecosystems published by the EMAN Biodiversity Science Board.