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Diatoms




ID # 181

Diatoms
From the Soil Micromorphology Slide Collection

STEM Standard addressed: ESS2E - Biogeology


Appropriate Grade Level(s)
  • College-level
Materials are best used for
  • Classroom Lectures
  • Laboratory Activities
General Course Areas
  • Soil Microbiology
Description
Data for the horizon
Description of slide: Scanning electron micrographs of four diatom species observed in sedimentary peat from peatlands in British Columbia.

Parent material: Sedimentary peat

Method
Data for 35-mm slide
Light mode: Scanning electron microscope

References
Tarnocai, C. and P. Schuppli. 1 987. p. 25-3. In C.D.A. Rubec and R. P. Overend (eds.) Proc. Symposium'87 Wetlands/Peatlands. Edmonton, Canada. Source - C. A. Fox

Slide BF37. Soil Science Society of America, 1993. A Reference Slide Collection for Soil Micromorphology. SSSA, Madison, WI.

Peer Review: Yes

Credit this item to: SSSA
Media Date: 1993-01-01
Provided By: (SSSA) Soil Science Society of America

Latitude: 53.7266683
Longitude: -127.64762050000002

Author(s)/Creator(s)

  • * Soil Science Society of America
    SSSA

Submitted By: (SSSA) Soil Science Society of America


Keywords

  • Biological Features
  • micromorphology
  • Diatoms

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