The Ecology of Algae

Review of the hardback: 'Algae, whether freshwater, terrestrial (soil or aerial) or marine, macro- or micro-, generally get short shrift in ecology books, even if these are liminological or oceanic slant. This volume, therefore, makes an important contribution to the field of ecology. It is an exceptionally well-documented and well-written book, the first to comprehensively combine algae from all habitats … For those who teach general courses in phycology, this book is strongly recommended as a first-rate reference; for others interested in algae and especially those who study intertidial marine ecology or lake, pond, stream or estuarine ecology, this is one of those books that you probably should not do without.' Quarterly Review of Biology

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The physical and chemical characteristics of the environment; 2. Habitats and communities of algae; 3. Phytobenthos: epilithon, epipsammon; endolithon, endopsammon, artificial surfaces; 4. Coral reefs - the free-living algal flora; 5. Phytobenthos: epiphyton, metaphyton, endophyton, epizoon, endozoon; 6. Phytoplankton; 7. Dispersal, continuity and phytogeography; 8. Symbiosis, parastism and grazing; 9. Annual succession and growth; 10. Energy flow and nutrient cycling; 11. ALgal contribution to the sediments; 12. Palaeoecology; 13. Eutrophication and pollution; Conclusion; Appendix: a synopsis of the classification of the algae mentioned in the book; References; Index.