Abstract/ Introduction/ Aims and Scope/ Natural and anthropogenic acidification and its ecological consequences (The role of water pH/ Description of natural and anthropogenic acid sources/ Anthropogenic acidification and its ecological consequences/ Diatoms as indicators of water acidity and related factors)/ Materials and Methods ( Field samples/ Laboratory methods/ Data analysis)/ Description of the study areas/ Results (Diatom community patterns vs. water chemistry in relation to different water types/ Diatom community patterns in relation to altitude/ Diatom community patterns in relation to different geographical regions in Poland and Finland/ Diatoms as indicators of pH, alkalinity and TOC/ Restoration and recovery of acidified aquatic ecosystems/ Diatoms as indicators of restoration: effect of water neutralization/ Diatoms as indicators of lake recovery)/ Discussion/ Notes on autoecology of selected diatom taxa/ Summary and conclusions/ References/ Appendix (Code of diatom taxa used in the graphs and tables)/ Plates (12).weiterlesen