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- The Freshwater Ecology Laboratory at Connecticut
College has developed an interactive, web-based, computerized
identification key for freshwater algal genera using Lucid
software. Our key is designed to be used with algal cultures
from the Carolina Biological Supply Company. Users may answer
questions in any order to quickly and efficiently narrow down
a list of taxa to only those that match the characteristics they
have chosen. All characters and terms are clearly explained for
ease of use by those unfamiliar with the algae. This non-hierarchical,
user-friendly key will be linked to web pages containing a wealth
of resources, including images, movies, and information about
the ecology, morphology, and reproduction of each organism. The
movies incorporate titles, diagrams, and structural terminology
to further familarize students with the morphology and taxonomy
of the algae.
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- Project Highlights
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- Our interactive, multimedia Key to Common
Freshwater Algae includes:
- Non-hierarchical, user-friendly questions
- Links to genera pages with information, high
quality images, and movies
- Web access with free software download
- Project Goals
- To enhance understanding of algal morphology,
ecology, and biodiversity
- To allow students to view high-resolution,
highly-magnified algal cells
- To provide a useful and efficient alternative
to traditional dichotomous keys
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