Robert E DeWreede, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0000317
Algal ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of algae, of the environment in which they exist, and of the interactions between the algae and with other organisms.
Keywords: marine ecology; algae; carrageenan; agar; zonation; algal blooms
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| book Van den Hoek C, Mann DG and Jahns HM (1995) Algae: An Introduction to Phycology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | |
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