Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The physical and chemical characteristics of the environment
2. Habitats and communities of algae
3. Phytobenthos: epilithon, epipsammon
endolithon, endopsammon, artificial surfaces
4. Coral reefs - the free-living algal flora
5. Phytobenthos: epiphyton, metaphyton, endophyton, epizoon, endozoon
6. Phytoplankton
7. Dispersal, continuity and phytogeography
8. Symbiosis, parastism and grazing
9. Annual succession and growth
10. Energy flow and nutrient cycling
11. ALgal contribution to the sediments
12. Palaeoecology
13. Eutrophication and pollution
Conclusion
Appendix: a synopsis of the classification of the algae mentioned in the book
References
Index.
