Algal culturing techniques / edited by Robert A. Andersen

Includes bibliographical references and index

Historical review of algal culturing techniques -- Freshwater culture media -- Marine culture media -- Trace metal ion buffers and their use in culture -- Sterilization and sterile technique -- Traditional microalgae isolation techniques -- Automated isolation techniques for microalgae -- Purification methods for microalgae -- Isolation and purification techniques for macroalgae -- Perpetual maintenance of actively metabolizing microalgal cultures -- Long-term macroalgal culture maintenance -- Cryopreservation methods for maintaining micoalgal cultures -- Photobioreactors and fermentors: the light and dark sides of growing algae -- Culturing microalgae in outdoor ponds -- Mariculture of seaweeds -- Counting cells in cultures with the light microscope -- Phytoplankton cell counting by flow cytometry -- Measuring growth rates in microalgal cultures -- Using cultures to investigate the physiological ecology of microalgae -- Analysis of algal pigments by high-performance liquid chromatography -- Endogenous rhythms and daylength effects in macroalgal development -- Viral contamination of algal cultures -- Control of sexual reproduction in algae -- Microalgal life cycles: encystment and excystment -- Cultures as a means of protecting biological resources: Ex situ conservation of threatened algal species