Seaweeds: Their Environment, Biogeography, and Ecophysiology

DISTRIBUTION AND STRUCTURE OF SEAWEED VEGETATION. Seaweed Vegetation of the Cold and Warm Temperate Regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Seaweeds of the Arctic. Seaweed Vegetation of the Tropical Regions. Temperate and Polar Seaweed Vegetation of the Southern Hemisphere. ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF SEAWEEDS. Light. Temperature, Salinity, and Other Abiotic Factors. Biotic Factors in the Euphotic Zone: Strategies, Productivity of Seaweeds, and Commercial Uses. Bibliography. Taxonomic Overview of Genera. Index.