A Limnological Survey of the Alligator Rivers Region. I: Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) of the Region. 1983. (Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region, Research Report 3). 15 plates. 5 figs. XII,139 p. 4to. Paper bd.

Contents: Introduction (Diatoms as Monitoring Organisms/ HistoricalPerspective/ The Study Area/ The Sampling Program)/ BackgroundInformation and Methodology (Sampling Methods/ Sample Preparation/ Keyto the Diatom Genera of the Region)/ Systematic Section/ DistributionalPatterns/ Conclusions/ References/ Appendix 1: Presence/Absence Scoresfor Diatoms of the Magela Creek and nearby Sites/ Appendix 2:Presence/Absence Scores for Diatoms in Sites other than Magela Creek. -This study was undertaken as part of a study of the algae of theAlligator Rivers Region in general, and of the Magela Creek inparticular, to support an investigation into the possible use of nativealgae as an indicator of any changes in water quality which might occuras a result of uranium mining and milling in the Region.