Proceedings. Ed. by Tore Levring. illus. XIV, 780 p. gr8vo. Bound.

Contents: Greetings/ Opening address/ Plenary Lectures (Biosynthesis of alginate by B.Larsen, Photobiology of seaweeds: Ecophysiological in s. reproduction of marine brown alge by D.G.Mueller and so on)/ Ordinary Lectures 1.Distribution, Morphology, Taxonomy (Life history of Gymnogogrus griffithsiae (Turner) Martius by M.Cordeiro-Marino and A.C.Poza, Taxonomic and biological studies on species of Iridaea Bory in central Chile by H.Etcheverry, G.Collantes and V.Rios, Morphological studies on Agardhiella Schmitz (Gigartinales Rhodophyta) from Venezuela by E.K.Ganesan and so on)/ 2.Ecology (On vegetation dynamics of Gracilaria sp. in Playa Changa, Coqiumbo, Chile by H.J.Black and E.Fonck, The phytobenthos of a Mediterranean harbour, Port-Vendres by D.F.Boudouresque, J.Marcot-Coqueuegnot and H.Nedeloc, Biography and ecology of the Sicily Channel by F.Cinelli and 22 further contributions) 3.Biochemistry, Physiology (The distribution and composition of polymers in the medulla of Ascophyllum recetabcles by E.Baardseth, H. Grasdalenand B.Larsen, Analysis of kappaiota hybrids carrageenans with kappa- carragenase ioto-carragenase and C.N.M.R. by B.Bellion, G.K. Hamer andW.Yalphe, Isolation & preliminary characterization of receptors involved in egg-sperm recognition in Fucus serratus by J.A. Callow, G.P.Bolwell, L.V.Evans and M.E.Callow and 24 further contributions)/ 4.Cultures(Growth of the Cyanophyta Agmenellum quadruplication cultivated onglysine or nitrate at various temperature and irradiance conditions by D.Bonin and others, Growth response on Chondrus crispus (Rhodophycophyta, Gigartinales/ to light and temperature in laboratory and outdoor tanks culture by J.D.Braud and R.Delepine and 14 other contributions)/ 5.Application Biomass, Technology, Utilization (Thecomposition of maerl beds of economic interest in Northern Brittany, Conrwall and Ireland by G.Blunden and others; Do we really need to grow Macrocystis in Europe? by G.T.Boalch, Agar from Gracilaria verrucosa (Hudson) Papenfuss and Gracilaria sjoestedtii Kylin from northeast Brazil by M.Durairatnam and N.de Queiroz Santos./ Spezial Sessions.