Results-to-Date: Publications, Presentations, and Teaching


Publications

Edlund, M. B. and Andresen, N. A. (in review) Morphology of Oestrupia zachariasii
     and its transfer to Biremis.  submitted to Diatom Research

Edlund, M. B. and Jahn, R. (in review) Biogeography and endemism of diatoms.  In Economou-Amilli,
     A.(Ed.) Proceedings of the XVIth International Diatom Symposium, Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein.

Soninkhishig, N. and Edlund, M. B. (in review) Biodiversity and conservation of Buir Nuur-an international
     inventory of the diatom flora.  submitted to Proceedings of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.

Soninkhishig, N. and Edlund, M. B. (in review) Freshwater algae of the Khogno Khaan Protected Area.
     Part 1: Diatoms.  In Kim, Y. H. (ed.) Ecosystem and Biodiversity of Khogno Khaan Protected Area,
     Mongolia. The Korean Council for Conservation of Nature.

Edlund, M. B. and Soninkhishig, N. (in review) A new collection of Batrachospermum gelatinosum
     (Batrachospermaceae, Rhodophyta) from Lake Hovsgol National Park.  submitted to Proceedings of
     National University of Mongolia, Biology Section.

Edlund, M. B. and Bixby, R. J. (in press) Intra- and inter-specific differences in gametangial and initial cell
     size in diatoms.  In Economou-Amilli, A. (Ed.) Proceedings of the XVIth International Diatom
     Symposium, Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein

Edlund, M. B., Soninkhishig, N. and Stoermer, E. F. (in press) The diatom (Bacillariophyta) flora of Lake
     Hovsgol National Park, Mongolia.  In Goulden, C., Sitnikova, T., Gelhaus, J., and Boldgiv, B. (eds)  The
     Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Lake Hovsgol (Mongolia).  Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.

Edlund, M. B., Soninkhishig, N., Williams, R.M. and Stoermer, E. F. 2001. Biodiversity of
     Mongolia: Checklist of diatoms, including new distributional reports of 31 taxa.  Nova Hedwigia 72:59-90.

Andresen, N. A. and Edlund, M. B. 2001. Index to Diatom Research, volumes 1-14. 1986-1998.
     Diatom Research 16(1).

Edlund, M. B., Soninkhishig, N., Williams, R. M. and Stoermer, E. F. 2000. Taxonomy and morphology of
     Eunotia clevei.Diatom Research 15:209-219.

Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 2000. A 200,000-year, high-resolution record of diatom productivity and
     community makeup from Lake Baikal shows high correspondence to the marine oxygen-isotope record
     of climate change.  Limnology and Oceanography 45:948-962.

Edlund, M. B., Taylor, C. M., Schelske, C. L. and Stoermer, E. F. 2000. Thalassiosira baltica
     (Bacillariophyta), a new exotic species in the Great Lakes.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic
     Sciences 57:610-615.

Soninkhishig, N., Jamsran, Ts., Edlund, M. B. 1999. Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) of the Tuul River and their
     use as water quality indicators.  Proceedings of Mongolian State University, Biology, No. 9,
     (146):296-313.

Williams, R. M., Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 1999. Taxonomy and morphology of
     Cymbella stuxbergiifrom lakes in the Baikal Rift Zone.  Diatom Research 14(2):381-392.

Edlund, M. B. and Francis, D. R. 1999. Diet and habitat characteristics of Pagastiella ostansa
     (Diptera:Chironomidae).  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 14:293-300.

Edlund, M. B., Soninkhishig, N. and Vis, M. L. 1999. Distribution, taxonomy, and conservation value
     of Batrachospermum(Batrachospermaceae, Rhodophyta) in Mongolia.  Proceedings of the Mongolian
     Academy of Sciences 1999, No. 3, 47-54.
 

Electronic Publishing

"The Mongolian Diatom Home Page," http://www.umich.edu/~mongolia, a website dedicated to information
     management on Mongolian diatom biodiversity and initial distribution of results from the International
     Partnership for Research and Training in Mongolia. Webmaster: Rebecca M. Williams.
 

Presentations

"Yak Butter and Dung-Smoked Grayling: Biodiversity of Mongolian Diatoms," M. B. Edlund, Ecology,
     Evolution, and Behavior Departmental Seminar, University of Minnesota, 10 November 2000.

"Diatoms: Nature's Jewels and Scientific Tools," M. B. Edlund, presented to Fall Meeting of the Minnesota
     Microscopy Society, University of Minnesota, 12 October 2000.

"The diatom flora of ancient Lake Hovsgol," M. B. Edlund, N. Soninkhishig, R. M. Williams and
     E. F. Stoermer, presented at XVIth International Diatom Symposium, Athens, Greece,
     August 25-September 1, 2000.

"Diatoms as indicators of anthropogenic and climate change: Examples from Baikal, Mongolia, and the Great
     Lakes," M. B. Edlund, presented to NSF Research Training Grant Workshop on Lacustrine Diatom Analysis
     and Taxonomy, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 17 March 2000.

"Morphological variation in the diatom genus Hannaea Patrick," Bixby, R. J., Biedron, I., Edlund, M. B. and
     Stoermer, E. F., presented at XVth North American Diatom Symposium, Pingree Park, Colorado, September
     22-25, 1999.

"The diatom flora of Mongolia," M. B. Edlund, N. Soninkhishig and E. F. Stoermer, presented at XVth
     North American Diatom Symposium, Pingree Park, Colorado, 22-25 September 1999.

"Botanical Nomenclature in the 21st Century," M. B. Edlund, Biology Faculty departmental seminar,
     Mongolia State University, Ulaanbaatar, 03 December 1998.

"Paleolimnology and Diatoms: Ecosystem change and opportunities in Mongolia,"
     M. B. Edlund, Biology Faculty departmental seminar, Mongolia State University, Ulaanbaatar, 19
     November 1998.

"Inter- and intra-specific differences in gametangial and initial cell size in diatoms," M.
     B. Edlund and E. F. Stoermer, presented at XVth International Diatom Symposium, Perth, Australia,
     28 September - 2 October, 1998.
 

Teaching

"Diatom Biogeography and Endemism," M. B. Edlund and Regine Jahn, chairpersons, workshop at XVIth
     International Diatom Symposium, Athens, Greece, August 31, 2000.

"Lacustrine Diatom Analysis and Taxonomy," M. B. Edlund, Visiting Workshop Instructor,
     Department of Geology, University of Minnesota, NSF Research Training Grant, March 2000.

"Biodiversity in the world's large lakes," M. B. Edlund, School of Natural Resources, University of
     Michigan, lecture presented to Great Lakes Ecosystems class, 10 March 1999.

"Course: Biology, Ecology, and Taxonomy of Diatoms," M. B. Edlund, Visiting Professor, Biology
     Faculty, Mongolian State University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia,  Nov-Dec 1998.

"Bacillariophyta: Biology and Freshwater Diversity," M. B. Edlund, Mongolia State University,
     Ulaanbaatar, lectures presented to Lower Plant Systematics class, 11-18 November 1998.

"Algal Biodiversity," M. B. Edlund, Mongolia State University, Ulaanbaatar, lecture presented to
     Biology II class, 08 November 1998.
 
 
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