<p>Foreword/Hildebrand, M/.- Opening/Seckbach, J. and Kociolek, J.P.].- Collecting, Cleaning, Mounting and Photographing Diatoms [Nagy, S.S.].- PART 1: TAXONOMY, SYSTEMATICS AND PHYLOGENY.- Morphology: Cell Wall, Cytology, Ultrastructural And Morphogenetic Studies [Cox, E.].- An Overview Of Diatom Classification With Some Prospects For The Future [Williams, D. M. and Kociolek, J. P].- A Review of the Evolution of The Diatoms From the Origin of the Lineage to Their Populations [Medlin, L.].- Status of the Pursuit of the Diatom Phylogeny: Are Traditional Views and New Molecular Paradigms Really that Different? [Theriot, E. et. al.].- PART 2: DIATOM BIOLOGY.- Size and Sex [Mann David G.].- Classical Breeding in Diatoms: Scientific Background And Practical Perspectives [Chepurnov V. A. et. al.].- Epizoic And Epiphytic Diatoms [Tiffany, M. A.].-Diatom Viruses [Tomaru, Y. and Nagasaki K.].- Diatom Biofilms [Congestri R. and Albertano, P.].- Possible Buckling Phenomena In Diatom Morphogenisis [Gordon, R. and Tiffany, M. A.].- Diatom Frustules: Physical, Optical, and Biotechnological Applications [Townley, H. E.].- PART 3: FRESHWATER ECOLOGY.- Importance of Scale in Understanding the Natural History Of Diatom Communities. [Lowe, R.].- Patterns of Diatom Distribution In Relation to Salinity [Potapova M.].- Diatoms From Hot Springs From Kuril And Sakhalin Islands (Far East, Russia) [Nikulina, T.V. and Kociolek J. P.].- Living On the pH Edge: Diatom Assemblages of Low pH Lakes In Western Pomerania (NW Poland) [Witkowski A. et.al. ].- The Diatom Algae of Lake Kinneret, Israel [Yehoshua, Y. and Alster, A].- Rheophile Apennine Diatoms and Their Use as Bioindicators Of Water Quality [Dell’uomo , A. and Torrisi, M.].- PART 4: MARINE ECOLOGY.- Ecophysiological Performance of Benthic Diatoms from Arctic Waters [Schlie, C. et. al.].- Diatoms as Endosymbionts [Lee, J. J.].- Marine Planktonic Diatoms, Including Potentially Toxic Species [Villac, M. C. and Kaczmarska, I.].- Toxic Diatom Pseudo-Nitzschia And Its Primary Consumers (Vectors) [Bargu, S. et. al. ].- PART 5: SUMMARY.- Summary [Seckbach, J. and Kociolek J. P.].-</p>
