Algal culturing techniques

1. Historical review of algal culturing techniques / Hans R. Preisig and Robert A. Andersen

2. Freshwater culture media / Makoto M. Watanabe

3. Marine culture media / Paul J. Harrison and John A. Berges

4. Trace metal ion buffers and their use in culture studies / William G. Sunda, Neil M. Price and Francois M. M. Morel

5. Sterilization and sterile technique / Masanobu Kawachi and Mary-Helene Noel

6. Traditional microalgae isolation techniques / Robert A. Andersen and Masanobu Kawachi

7. Automated isolation techniques for microalgae / Michael Sieracki, Nicole Poulton and Nicholas Crosbie

8. Purification methods for microalgae / Robert R. L. Guillard

9. Isolation and purification techniques for macroalgae / Hiroshi Kawai, Taizo Motomura and Kazuo Okuda

10. Perpetual maintenance of actively metabolizing microalgal cultures / Maike Larenz, Thomas Friedl and John G. Day

11. Long-term macroalgal culture maintenance / John A. West

12. Cryopreservation methods for maintaining microalgal cultures / John G. Day and Jerry J. Brand

13. Photobioreactors and fermentors : the light and dark sides of growing algae / Paul W. Behrens

14. Culturing microalgae in outdoor ponds / Michael A. Borowitzka

15. Mariculture of seaweeds / Dinabandhu Sahoo and Charles Yarish

16. Counting cells in cultures with the light microscope / Robert R. L. Guillard and Michael S. Sieracki

17. Phytoplankton cell counting by flow cytometry / Dominique Marie, Nathalie Simon and Daniel Vaulot

18. Measuring growth rates in microalgal cultures / A. Michelle Wood, R. C. Everroad and L. M. Wingard

19. Using cultures to investigate the physiological ecology of microalgae / Hugh L. MacIntyre and John J. Cullen

20. Analysis of algal pigments by high-performance liquid chromatography / Robert R. Bidigare, Laurie Van Heukelem and Charles C. Trees

21. Endogenous rhythms and daylength effects in macroalgal development / Klaus Luning

22. Viral contamination of algal cultures / Janice Lawrence

23. Control of sexual reproduction in algae in culture / Annette W. Coleman and Thomas Proschold

24. Microalgal life cycles : encystment and excystment / Susan Blackburn and Naomi Parker

25. Cultures as a means of protecting biological resources : ex situ conservation of threatened algal species / Makoto M. Watanabe

App. A. Recipes for freshwater and seawater media / R. A. Andersen, J. A. Berges, P. J. Harrison and M. M. Watanabe.