Algae and Human Affairs

Editors' preface; Part I. Algae and Their Role in Natural Ecosystems: 1. The algae: an overview Marilyn M. Harlin and W. Marshall Darley; 2. Structure and role of algae in tropical reef communities Mark M. Littler and Diane S. Littler; 3. Algae and the environment: the Great Lakes case Eugene F. Stoermer; Part II. Algae for Food and Food Supplements: 4. Porphyra as food: cultivation and economics Thomas F. Mumford Jr and Akio Miura; 5. Cultivated edible kelp Louis D. Druehl; 6. Food and food products from seaweeds Isabella A. Abbott; 7. Spirulina: a model for microalgae as human food Alan Jassby; 8. Some public health aspects of microalgal products Alan Jassby; Part III. Algae in Industry, Environmental Management, and Agriculture: 9. Commercial production and applications of algal hydrocolloids Jerry G. Lewis, Norman F. Stanley and G. Gordon Guist; 10. Lipids and polyols from microalgae Kenneth G. Spencer; 11. The role of microalgae in liquid waste treatment and reclamation William J. Oswald; 12. Hydrogen production by algal water splitting Elias Greenbaum; 13. Products from fossil algae Richard W. George; 14. Algae and agriculture Blaine Metting, William R. Rayburn and Pierre A. Reynaud; Part IV. Adverse Impacts of Algae: 15. Marine dinoflagellate blooms: dynamics and impacts Karen A. Steidinger and Gabriel A. Vargo; 16. Hazards of freshwater blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) Paul R. Gorham and Wayne W. Carmichael; 17. Marine biofouling L. V. Evans; 18. Algae as weeds: economic impact, ecology and management alternatives Carole A. Lembi, Steven W. O'Neal and David F. Spencer; Part V. The Future of Algae in Human Affairs: 19. Algae in space Robert A. Wharton Jr, David T. Smernoff and Maurice M. Averner; 20. The genetic improvement of algae; progress and prospects John P. van der Meer; 21. A future of phycotechnology Arthur Michio Nonomura; Indexes.