Marine Algae (eBook, PDF)

Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Environmental Assessment, and Biotechnology
Redaktion: Pereira, Leonel; Neto, Joao Magalhaes

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is divided into three thematic areas. The first covers a revision of the taxonomy of algae, based on the algae portal, as well as the general aspects of biology and the methodologies used in this branch of marine biology. The second subject area focuses on the use of algae in environmental assessment, with an intensive implementation in W

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781466581814
• Artikelnr.: 57082768

Autorenporträt

Leonel Pereira, Joao Magalhaes Neto

Inhaltsangabe

Marine algae: General aspects (taxonomy, biology, field and lab
techniques). Marine macro algae communities under natural conditions:
Problems and possible approaches for the establishment of reference
conditions. The multi-facets of opportunistic macroalgae: A brief review.
Marine macroalgae and assessment of ecological conditions. Exotic and
invasive species: Case studies. Marine algae as carbon sinks and allies to
combat global warming. Marine micro algae (toxic algae). Review of marine
algae as a source of bioactive metabolites. Analysis by vibrational
spectroscopy of seaweed with potential use in food, pharmaceutical, and
cosmetic industries. Marine algae culture: techniques, uses, perspectives.
Cultivation problems and the impacts of a commercial extract of the brown
seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum. Marine algae and the global food industry.
Marine algae and human health. Applications of macro algae in animal feeds.
Marine algae vs biofuels. Economically successful histories of macro algae
uses. Internet information resources for marine algae.