Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Pettersson, Lasse H. (Συγγραφέας), Pozdnyakov, Dmitry (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Environment.; Geochemistry.; Oceanography.; Geobiology.; Geographical information systems.; Ecology.; Ecotoxicology.; Biogeosciences.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.