Brittany's Blog: A Resource Guide for Algae

I’ve provided a list of sites that seem to be good sources for more background and general information on algae and related issues.

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs300/algae.htm

This is a good site for a basic background of algae. It explains what they are, what distinguishes algae from plants, and a few other details.

http://tolweb.org/notes/?note_id=52

On this site, the evolution of algae is explained in some detail. In addition, different groups of algae are differentiated, and many of the groups have links to more information.

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/topics/coasts/hab/

This site provides some good background information on harmful algal blooms.

http://www.cdc.gov/hab/

This is the CDC site on harmful algal blooms. As such, it’s a good resource for information on harmful algal blooms and has several links to more information from multiple sources.

http://www.bigelow.org/hab/

This site provides more information on harmful algal blooms with multiple links detailing location of blooms, types of algae that cause blooms, the effects on humans, and many other topics.

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100111/full/news.2010.5.html

This is an article detailing a study that looked at why some algae produce toxins that, eventually, cause problems in ecosystems during algal blooms. It’s fascinating.

http://www.iode.org/haedat/

This is a database containing records of harmful algal blooms and other events. I only recommend it for those that are seriously interested in the subject, however, as a user account is required to access it, and the account can’t be obtained online.

http://www.sams.ac.uk/research/departments/microbial-molecular/mmb-project-themes/harmful-algal-blooms/researchproject.2007-05-01.4591446933

This article discusses one of the impacts of algal blooms on humans: poisoning from shellfish that have accumulated toxins from algae.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/3545761

In this study, the impacts of two major influence humans tend to introduce into aquatic environments—the addition of nutrients (such as through fertilizers) and the addition of herbivores—were observed as they related to algal species.

http://www.scitopics.com/Impacts_of_Climate_Change_on_Harmful_Algal_Blooms.html

This site provides some information on the impact of climate change on algal blooms.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/algae-biodiesel.htm

This is a site about detailing the way in which algae can be used to make biodiesel.