The Algae World

This volume gathers the many branches of algae science into a single work meant to appeal across disciplines. Twenty-two chapters, written by researchers from around the world, are arranged in two parts. The opening part, on biology, runs to ten chapters on the basic traits, taxonomy and features of major algal groups, including blue-green, green, brown and red algae, diatoms, xanthophytes and dinoflagellates. Two further chapters in this part examine algae living in extreme habitats and the life cycles and growth forms of green algae.

The second part turns to applied phycology across twelve chapters. Topics include algal biotechnology, biofuels, phycoremediation, bioactive compounds, biofertilizers, fatty acids, harmful algal blooms, industrial uses of seaweeds, nanotechnology, phylogenomics and methods for culturing algae.