Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference. 2018. illus. 696 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Harmful Algal Blooms: A Compendium Desk Reference provides basic information on harmful algal blooms (HAB) and references for individuals in need of technical information when faced with unexpected or unknown harmful algal events. Chapters in this volume will provide readers with information on causes of HAB, successful management and monitoring programs, control, prevention, and mitigation strategies, economic consequences of HAB, associated risks to human health, impacts of HAB on food webs and ecosystems, and detailed information on the most common HAB species. The book will be an invaluable resource to managers, newcomers to the field, those who do not have easy or affordable access to scientific literature, and individuals who simply do not know where to begin searching for the information needed, especially when faced with novel and unexpected HAB events. This book will be a key source of information for this increasingly important topic.-CONTENTS (main headings): Causes of Harmful Algal Blooms/ Detectionand Surveillance of Harmful Algal Bloom Species and Toxins/ ModellingMarine Harmful Algal Blooms: Current Status and Future Prospects/Harmful Algal Blooms and Shellfish/ Vulnerabilities of Marine Mammalsto Harmful Algal Blooms/ Interactions between Seabirds and HarmfulAlgal Blooms/ Food Web and Ecosystem Impacts of Harmful Algae/Assessing the Economic Consequences of Harmful Algal Blooms: ASummary of Existing Literature, Research Methods, Data, and InformationGaps/ Public Health and Epidemiology/ Marine Biotoxins and Harmful AlgaeMonitoring and Management/ Harmful Algal Bloom Education and Outreach/Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Bloom Impacts onFish, Shellfish, and Human Consumers/ Harmful Algae Introductions: Vectors of Transfer, Mitigation, and Management/ Culture and CultureCollections/ Harmful Macroalgal Blooms in a Changing World: Causes,Impacts, and Management/ Harmful Algal Species Fact Sheets. - Special offer at reduced price.