Paleophycology

An endeavor to introduce the biological species concept into paleontologic species has been explored by many progressive paleontologists. But, no such contribution has ever been made in paleophycology.

As most of the primary production in freshwater systems comes from algae, and given that there are many thousands of algal taxa, it is not surprising that paleophycology has played a leading role in paleolimnology.

We dedicate this special issue to all aspects of quantifying species abundance and the subsequent elaborations of it in paleophycology.