Algal Ecology

  1. Algae in Ecosystem Functioning
    1. Primary Production
      1. Gross Primary Production
        1. Net Primary Production
          1. Community Respiration
            1. Measurement Methods
              1. Oxygen Evolution Method
                1. Carbon-14 Uptake Method
                  1. Fluorescence-based Methods
                    1. Remote Sensing Approaches
                    2. Controlling Factors
                      1. Light Availability
                        1. Nutrient Supply
                          1. Temperature Effects
                            1. Grazing Pressure
                          2. Food Web Dynamics
                            1. Base of Aquatic Food Webs
                              1. Trophic Transfer Efficiency
                                1. Energy Flow
                                  1. The Microbial Loop
                                    1. Bacterial-Algal Interactions
                                      1. Protozoan Grazing
                                        1. Dissolved Organic Matter
                                      2. Biogeochemical Cycling
                                        1. Carbon Cycle
                                          1. Biological Carbon Pump
                                            1. Carbon Sequestration
                                              1. Carbonate Production
                                              2. Nitrogen Cycle
                                                1. Nitrogen Fixation
                                                  1. Ammonification
                                                    1. Nitrification
                                                      1. Denitrification
                                                      2. Phosphorus Cycle
                                                        1. Uptake and Assimilation
                                                          1. Recycling Processes
                                                            1. Luxury Consumption
                                                            2. Silicon Cycle
                                                              1. Diatom Silicification
                                                                1. Silica Regeneration
                                                                  1. Dissolution Processes
                                                                  2. Oxygen Cycle
                                                                    1. Oxygen Production
                                                                      1. Oxygen Consumption
                                                                        1. Supersaturation Events

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                                                                    8. Major Algal Habitats