Algal Ecology

  1. Population and Community Dynamics
    1. Population Growth
      1. Growth Rate Determinants
        1. Intrinsic Growth Rate
          1. Environmental Limitation
            1. Carrying Capacity
            2. Loss Processes
              1. Sinking Losses
                1. Grazing Mortality
                  1. Viral Lysis
                    1. Natural Mortality
                      1. Washout
                    2. Community Structure
                      1. Species Diversity
                        1. Species Richness
                          1. Species Evenness
                          2. Diversity Indices
                            1. Shannon Index
                              1. Simpson Index
                                1. Margalef Index
                                2. Dominance Patterns
                                  1. Dominant Species
                                    1. Rare Species
                                      1. Keystone Species
                                    2. Spatial Distribution
                                      1. Patchiness
                                        1. Causes of Patchiness
                                          1. Scale-dependent Patterns
                                            1. Sampling Implications
                                            2. Vertical Distribution
                                              1. Stratification Effects
                                                1. Deep Chlorophyll Maximum
                                                  1. Vertical Migration
                                                  2. Horizontal Distribution
                                                    1. Gradients and Zonation
                                                      1. Dispersal Mechanisms
                                                        1. Connectivity
                                                      2. Temporal Dynamics
                                                        1. Diel Patterns
                                                          1. Vertical Migration
                                                            1. Photosynthetic Rhythms
                                                              1. Cell Division Timing
                                                              2. Seasonal Succession
                                                                1. Spring Blooms
                                                                  1. Summer Stratification
                                                                    1. Autumn Turnover
                                                                      1. Winter Conditions
                                                                      2. Inter-annual Variability
                                                                        1. Climate Oscillations
                                                                          1. Regime Shifts

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