Handbook of Phycological Methods: Ecological Field Methods: Macroalgae

by Edited by Mark M. Littler , Diane S. Littler

• ISBN13: 9780521066402
• ISBN10: 0521066409
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-19
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This fourth volume of the Handbook of Phycological Methods, with its field-oriented perspective, is a comprehensive treatment of recently developed methodologies in the rapidly advancing field of marine benthic algal ecology. Both traditional and modern methods are presented along with the limitations of various projectspecific examples. References and discussions include how procedures may be adapted to suit different habitats, diverse algal systems, or other conditions. This book contains sufficient detail to be valuable to a wide audience, including both advanced and student researchers and educators throughout the academic and technical community.

Table of Contents

Editors' preface

Introduction

Environmental Sampling and Monitoring (Major Parameters)

Water motion

Light

Nutrients

Assessments of Populations and Communities

Collection, handling, preservation, and logistics

Electrophoresis

Natural products chemistry: uses in ecology and systematics

Destructive (harvest) sampling

Nondestructive sampling

Remote sensing and mapping

Subtidal techniques

Equipment for conducting research in deep waters

Demography

Succession

Biomechanics

Biographical analyses

Ecological Energetics

Respirometry and manometry

Electrodes and chemicals

The carbon-14 method for measuring primary productivity

Measurement of photosynthesis by infrared gas analysis

Carbon allocation

Open-flow systems

Growth patterns and rates

Calorimetry

Nutrient uptake

Biological Interactions

Competition among macroalgae

Herbivory

Pathology

Appendix: List of suppliers

Indexes: Author

Taxonomic

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