Historical Review and Prospect on Diatoms study in India

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1Pranaya Diwate, 2Firoz Khan, 3Sonal Kamble, 4Rushikesh Baburao Golekar*

Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences.

Geology (Geological Science), Vol.41F, No.2,

July-December  2022: P.297-308

DOI: 10.5958/2320-3234.2022.00023.3

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Historical Review and Prospect on Diatoms study in India

1Pranaya Diwate, 2Firoz Khan, 3Sonal Kamble, 4Rushikesh Baburao Golekar*

Author’s Affiliations:

1University Department of Basic and Applied Geology, MGM University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431003, India

2Department of Geology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand 246174, India

3PG Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440033, India

4Department of Geology, Khare Dhere Bhosale College, Guhagar District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415703, India

*Corresponding Author: Rushikesh Baburao Golekar, Department of Geology, Khare Dhere Bhosale College, Guhagar District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 415703, India

E-mail: rbgolekar@gmail.com

(Received on 05.09.2022, Revised on  08.11.2022, Accepted on 30.11.2022, Published on 15.12.2022)

How to cite this article: Diwate P., Khan F., Kamble S., Golekar R.B. (2022). Historical Review and Prospect on Diatoms study in India. Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences- Geology, 41F(2), 297-308.

Abstract
In recent years, diatom studies have been consisting of different approach i.e., taxonomic study, contamination history, paleoclimate etc. The significant study has been reported from the different part of the Indian subcontinent. Especially in India, from the last several decades the study on diatom shifted from taxonomical classification to palaeothermometry study using isotopic analysis. To know the present status and get the future direction it is very important to review the past studies which not only gives the ample information about the records available but also benefitting to get future direction. In the present review we present the comprehensive review on records available from three different geopolitical regions. The review on these three regions shows that most of the work Indian parts in past decades diatom is mostly used for taxonomical and pollution study. However, baseline information on diatom diversity has not been examined in many Indian regions. In recent time the study has been shifted in the direction towards palaeothermometry reconstruction using advance analytical techniques such as stable isotope and others.   Keywords: Diatoms, Himalaya, South India, Benthic Diatom, Unicellular