Book ID: 102403
Krueger, Dagmar and Helga Meyer
Algae: ecology, economic uses and environmental impact. 2012. illus. Approx. 150 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Presents current research in the study of the ecology, economic uses and environmental impacts of algae. Topics include ultraviolet irradiation to control algal proliferation in the environment; alga Trachydiscus minutus as a new source of polyunsaturated fatty acids; systematics and taxonomic keys for the marine green algal family monostromataceae; the ecophysiology of soil algae; and an evaluation of the total phenolic content and antioxidant activities of crude extracts from red alga, Corallina elongata.