Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms

Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms by Lasse H. Pettersson, Dmitry Pozdnyakov.

Sometimes known as "Red Tides", some of the wide variety of phytoplankton species in the World’s oceans produce toxins which can harm marine life. In certain circumstances, these harmful algal blooms can even cause illness or death in humans. Shellfish filter feed on phytoplankton and conc...

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Main Authors: Pettersson, Lasse H. (Author), Pozdnyakov, Dmitry (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Geophysical Sciences,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecotoxicology.
Geobiology.
Geochemistry.
Oceanography.
Geographical information systems.
Ecology .
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Aspects of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB)
  • Biology and ecology of some harmful algal species (focus on Chantonella-tbd)
  • Retrieval of algal bloom related quantities from space
  • Monitoring algal bloom from space
  • Integrated approach for operational and forecasting HAB events.

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