At head of title: A publication of the Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Featuring over 300 colour photographs, supplemented by elegant hand drawings, this book is a guide to the conspicuous algae found in the streams and lakes of Australia.

The Algae of Australia series will provide the basic systematic data necessary for issues relating to conservation, biological diversity and the management of aquatic ecosystems. For the purposes of this series 'Algae' is interpreted in a very broad sense, to cover all organisms that have traditionally been studied by phycologists, including macroalgae, unicellular and multicellular microalgae and cyanobacteria. Individual titles will range from the more traditional taxon-based accounts to regional or habitat-based treatments.