Algal Ecology

  1. Applied Algal Ecology and Human Impacts
    1. Eutrophication
      1. Causes and Mechanisms
        1. Nutrient Enrichment
          1. Point Sources
            1. Non-point Sources
            2. Ecosystem Responses
              1. Increased Primary Production
                1. Species Composition Changes
                  1. Oxygen Depletion
                  2. Cultural Eutrophication
                    1. Agricultural Impacts
                      1. Urban Development
                        1. Industrial Inputs
                      2. Algal Blooms
                        1. Nuisance Blooms
                          1. Causes and Triggers
                            1. Aesthetic Impacts
                              1. Economic Consequences
                              2. Harmful Algal Blooms
                                1. Toxin-producing Species
                                  1. Human Health Impacts
                                    1. Wildlife Mortality
                                      1. Fisheries Impacts
                                      2. Hypoxia and Dead Zones
                                        1. Oxygen Depletion
                                          1. Benthic Impacts
                                            1. Fish Kills
                                          2. Algae as Bioindicators
                                            1. Water Quality Assessment
                                              1. Indicator Species
                                                1. Community Indices
                                                  1. Pollution Tolerance
                                                  2. Paleolimnology
                                                    1. Diatom Sedimentary Records
                                                      1. Environmental Reconstruction
                                                        1. Climate History
                                                      2. Climate Change Impacts
                                                        1. Ocean Acidification
                                                          1. pH Changes
                                                            1. Calcifying Algae Effects
                                                              1. Ecosystem Consequences
                                                              2. Temperature Increases
                                                                1. Species Range Shifts
                                                                  1. Thermal Tolerance
                                                                    1. Metabolic Changes
                                                                    2. Altered Precipitation
                                                                      1. Freshwater Inputs
                                                                        1. Salinity Changes
                                                                        2. Stratification Changes
                                                                          1. Mixing Regimes
                                                                            1. Nutrient Availability
                                                                          2. Management and Mitigation
                                                                            1. Nutrient Load Reduction
                                                                              1. Best Management Practices
                                                                                1. Watershed Management
                                                                                  1. Point Source Control
                                                                                  2. Biological Control
                                                                                    1. Biomanipulation
                                                                                      1. Food Web Management
                                                                                        1. Grazer Enhancement
                                                                                        2. Physical and Chemical Controls
                                                                                          1. Algaecide Application
                                                                                            1. Mechanical Removal
                                                                                              1. Aeration Systems
                                                                                              2. Restoration Approaches
                                                                                                1. Habitat Restoration
                                                                                                  1. Species Reintroduction
                                                                                                    1. Ecosystem Engineering
                                                                                                  2. Conservation Strategies
                                                                                                    1. Protected Areas
                                                                                                      1. Marine Protected Areas
                                                                                                        1. Freshwater Reserves
                                                                                                        2. Species Conservation
                                                                                                          1. Rare Species Protection
                                                                                                            1. Ex-situ Conservation
                                                                                                            2. Habitat Protection
                                                                                                              1. Kelp Forest Conservation
                                                                                                                1. Wetland Protection
                                                                                                                  1. Coral Reef Conservation

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                                                                                                              1. Introduction to Algal Ecology