Diatom of the Month: December 2016 - Tabellaria fenestrata
by Kristen Dominguez* As an undergraduate student in Evelyn Gaiser’s Lab at Florida International University (FIU), I was provided the opportunity to visit and study the algae of the pristine and gorgeous Lake Annie . Located at the Archbold Biological Station (halfway from Miami to Orlando), this sinkhole lake fed by rainfall and groundwater is home to a wide variety of organisms, including many planktonic algae. In 2006, this tiny lake became part of the Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network that examines global trends in lake ecosystems. Fig. 1. Kristen taking Secchi depth measurements of water transparency a...