Ed. by Mark A.Ragan and Carolyn J.Bird. 1987. (Developments in Hydrobiology, volume 41 & Hydro- biologia 1987). illustr. tabs. XXVIII,590 p. Lex8vo. Hard cover.

The twelfth annual Seaweed Symposium, the proceedings of which are printed in this volume, dealt comprehensively with all aspects ofcurrent seaweed research and technology. The volume is divided into three parts: the plenary lectures by Nisizawa, Noda, Kikuchi andWatanabe, and by Glicksman; the mini-symposia and workshop contributions, covering Marine algal genetics, Spirulina and othe rmicroalgae production, Biotechnology applications to algae, the Economics of seaweed cultivation, and Algal polysaccharides; and the contributed papers, which deal with Morphology and taxonomy, Ecology and distribution, Resource assessment, development and management,Cultivation biology and techniques, Physiology, Chemical properties,Chemical structure, and Molecular biology and genetics. The material appearing here is reprinted from "Hydrobiologia".