Publications & Abstracts

Publications:

Stancheva, R., Fetscher, A. E. & Sheath, R. G. 2012. A novel quantification method for stream-inhabiting, non-diatom benthic algae, and its application in bioassessment. Hydrobiologia DOI 10.1007/s10750-011-0986-8

Stancheva, R., Hall, J. D. & Sheath, R. G. 2012. Systematics of the genus Zygnema (Zygnematophyceae, Charophyta) from Californian watersheds. Journal of Phycology 48: (in press).

Fetscher, A. E., Busse, L. & Ode, P. R. 2009. Standard operating procedures for collecting stream algae samples and associated physical habitat and chemical data for ambient bioassessments in California. California State Water Resources Control Board Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Bioassessment SOP 002.

 

Abstracts:

Stancheva, R., Fetscher, A. E. & Sheath, R. G. 2011. A modified method for quantifying stream-inhabiting, non-diatom benthic algae. Annual Meeting of the Phycological Society of America, July 13-16, Seattle, WA, USA.

McArthur, K. D., Stancheva, R., Read, B. A. & Sheath, R. G. 2011. Nitrogenase gene expression in the benthic algal communities from Californian streams. Annual Meeting of the Phycological Society of America, July 13-16, Seattle, WA, USA.

Fetscher, A.E., Stancheva, R., Kociolek, P., Sheath, R. G., Mazor, R., Sutula, M. & Stein, E. 2011. Development of algal indicators for multiple bioassessment applications in wadeable streams. California Stormwater Quality Association Conference, September 26-28, Monterey, CA, USA.

Stancheva, R., Sheath R. G. & Hall, J. D. 2010. Rare Zygnema species (Zygnematophyceae) from California streams. Annual Meeting of the Phycological Society of America, July 10-13, East Lansing, MI, USA.

Stancheva, R., Sheath, R. G., Fetscher, A. E., Kociolek, J. P. & Laslandes, B. S. 2010. Nitrogen-fixing benthic algal communities as indicators of stream reference water quality conditions and nitrogen availability. Joint Meeting with American Society of Limnology and Oceanography & North American Benthological Society, June 6-11, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

Stancheva, R., Fetscher, A. E., Kociolek, J. P., Laslandes, B. S. & Sheath, R. G. 2009. Quantitative response of Epithemia and Rhopalodia (Bacillariophyta) containing nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial endosymbionts to low nitrogen and potential use in stream bioassessment in Southern California. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologist and the Phycological Society of America, July 18-22, Hawaii, USA.

Fetscher, A. E., Sheath, R. G., Stancheva, R., Laslandes, B. S., Kociolek, J. P. & Sutula, M. 2009. Nitrogen-fixing diatoms and cyanobacteria as valuable indicators of stream nitrogen availability. 2009 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference, November 9-11, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Stancheva, R., Sheath, R. G. & Müller, K. M. 2008. Zygnemataceae (Zygnematophyceae) from Southern California coastal watersheds. Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting, July 26-29, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Laslandes, B. S., Kociolek, J. P., Fetscher, A. E., Sheath, R.G., Stancheva, R., Brady, M. & Thomas, E. 2008. Development of an IBI based on periphyton of Southern California coastal watersheds: preliminary results. 20th International Diatom Symposium, September 7-13, Dubrovnik, Croatia.