The goal of ALGAL-ED is to provide educational tools for the student interested in learning about freshwater algae. The target audience for ALGAL-ED includes high school and undergraduate students and professional aquatic scientists. Although the site is under construction, omponents of ALGAL-ED will include an image library, genera description pages, a taxonomic key to common freshwater genera, a movie library and a guide to other useful web sites. Please send comments and suggestions to Peter A. Siver at pasiv@conncoll.edu.
 
 
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