Diatoms are a basic component in the trophic base and primary production of aquatic ecosystems. Likewise, they have an important role in sediment stabilization due to the excretion of mucilage, determining the way in which other organisms are distributed. Despite their ecological importance, the study of diatoms in Mexico has...
Las diatomeas fueron de los primeros grupos de organismos empleados para la evaluación de calidad de agua y contaminación debido a su relevancia ecológica y a sus altas tazas de reproducción. Han sido utilizadas para el monitoreo biológico y para la evaluación del estado ecológico de ambientes acuícolas, principalmente continentales...
Terminos Lagoon is a protected area in Campeche, México. This region has economical, social and scientific importance because it has high level of biodiversity, abundance of economic resources, fisheries activities focused mainly on shrimp, food produccion by agriculture, oil industry (exploration and explotation) and aquaculture initiatives. The concern about the...