Coordinator of Research: Dr. Linda B. Hayden
Team Members
Norma Lawson,
Senior/Biology Major
TaVon Tate,
Senior/Biology Major
Abstract
Diatoms are some of the most important and influential organism
that exist to date. Diatoms account for twenty-three percent of the primary
productivity of the world. Meaning that all the photosynthesis going on at any
time, almost one-quarter of it is happening inside a diatoms. For this project,
diatoms was collected from the two ecosystem Hall's and Symonds creek located
in the vicinity of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Preparations of slides will
be made following different techniques used such as the glowing method,
oxidation with hydrogen peroixde, soap method and the sulfuric acid method.
Population of the diatoms per milliliter of water will be determined by direct
counting. The detailed in the publication entitled Diatoms of North America by
William C. Vinyard. Representative specimen will be drawn and permanent slides
of the type of specimens will be kept for future reference.
The biology team and mentor.
Team Members
Norma Lawson,
Senior/Biology Major
TaVon Tate,
Senior/Biology Major
Abstract
Diatoms are some of the most important and influential organism that exist to date. Diatoms account for twenty-three percent of the primary productivity of the world. Meaning that all the photosynthesis going on at any time, almost one-quarter of it is happening inside a diatoms. For this project, diatoms was collected from the two ecosystem Hall's and Symonds creek located in the vicinity of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Preparations of slides will be made following different techniques used such as the glowing method, oxidation with hydrogen peroixde, soap method and the sulfuric acid method. Population of the diatoms per milliliter of water will be determined by direct counting. The detailed in the publication entitled Diatoms of North America by William C. Vinyard. Representative specimen will be drawn and permanent slides of the type of specimens will be kept for future reference.