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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico : brevetoxin degradation and derivation formation via photochemical processes /

Hardman, Ron C. January 2003 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves : [88]-96).
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Ecological studies of phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms in Junk Bay, Hong Kong

Lu, Songhui. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-227) Also available in print.
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Investigating nutrient dynamics and macroalgal community structure in an eutrophic southern California estuary results of field monitoring and microcosm experiments /

Boyle, Karleen Ann, January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Phosphorus removal mechanisms in soil and slag media.

Lee, Seung Hwan January 1995 (has links)
Excessive phosphorus (P) is one of the major pollutants in natural water that are responsible for algal blooms and eutrophication. P removal by soil and slag is an attractive solution if the P sorption capacity of soil or slag is significant. To design an efficient land treatment facility, basic information on the behaviour of P in the media-water environment is required. In this study, detailed experiments were conducted to study P removal under static and dynamic conditions, and mathematical models were developed to describe these processes. The kinetic studies on P sorption onto a sandy loam soil from North Sydney, Australia, and dust and cake waste products from the BHP steel industry revealed that P sorption is a slow process. More than 90% of the P was adsorbed within 70, 12 and 60 hours in a mixing system for soil, dust and cake respectively while it was within 240, 24 and 120 hours respectively in a static (no stirring) system. Dust adsorbed P the most, compared to the other adsorbents (220-225 times and 4-5 times of the sorptivity of soil and cake respectively). P sorption in the batch experiments was described better by an equation using the Langmuir isotherm than one using the Freundlich isotherm. The kinetics of P sorption were satisfactorily explained by a static, physical, non-equilibrium sorption model (SPNSM). The pH of the P solution played a critical role in the extent of removal and the removal mechanisms of P. Removal was at a minimum at pH 2. The effect of pH on P removal varied depending on the type of adsorbents and the initial P concentration. The dominant removal mechanism of P at pH<8 was physical sorption, while it was chemical precipitation at pH>10. Batch flocculation experiments revealed that the P removal efficiency increased with an increase of adsorbent dose, flocculation (contact) time and mixing rate. P sorption is affected by the presence of NH4 which competes for available sites on the adsorbents. The amount of P adsorbed by dust and cake in the presence of NH4 was less than that in a single solute system. The reduction percentage of P for dust ranged from 33 to 57%. Detailed column experiments conducted with soil, dust and cake as media indicated that dust and cake have much higher sorption capacities than soil. The solid phase P concentrations on dust and cake calculated from batch experimental isotherm constants are substantially higher than those estimated.
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Phosphorus removal mechanisms in soil and slag media.

Lee, Seung Hwan January 1995 (has links)
Excessive phosphorus (P) is one of the major pollutants in natural water that are responsible for algal blooms and eutrophication. P removal by soil and slag is an attractive solution if the P sorption capacity of soil or slag is significant. To design an efficient land treatment facility, basic information on the behaviour of P in the media-water environment is required. In this study, detailed experiments were conducted to study P removal under static and dynamic conditions, and mathematical models were developed to describe these processes. The kinetic studies on P sorption onto a sandy loam soil from North Sydney, Australia, and dust and cake waste products from the BHP steel industry revealed that P sorption is a slow process. More than 90% of the P was adsorbed within 70, 12 and 60 hours in a mixing system for soil, dust and cake respectively while it was within 240, 24 and 120 hours respectively in a static (no stirring) system. Dust adsorbed P the most, compared to the other adsorbents (220-225 times and 4-5 times of the sorptivity of soil and cake respectively). P sorption in the batch experiments was described better by an equation using the Langmuir isotherm than one using the Freundlich isotherm. The kinetics of P sorption were satisfactorily explained by a static, physical, non-equilibrium sorption model (SPNSM). The pH of the P solution played a critical role in the extent of removal and the removal mechanisms of P. Removal was at a minimum at pH 2. The effect of pH on P removal varied depending on the type of adsorbents and the initial P concentration. The dominant removal mechanism of P at pH<8 was physical sorption, while it was chemical precipitation at pH>10. Batch flocculation experiments revealed that the P removal efficiency increased with an increase of adsorbent dose, flocculation (contact) time and mixing rate. P sorption is affected by the presence of NH4 which competes for available sites on the adsorbents. The amount of P adsorbed by dust and cake in the presence of NH4 was less than that in a single solute system. The reduction percentage of P for dust ranged from 33 to 57%. Detailed column experiments conducted with soil, dust and cake as media indicated that dust and cake have much higher sorption capacities than soil. The solid phase P concentrations on dust and cake calculated from batch experimental isotherm constants are substantially higher than those estimated.
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Application of traditional and molecular methods to taxonomy, ecology and ecophysiology of raphidophytes and a novel genus

Demir, Elif. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2007. / Principal faculty advisor: David A. Hutchins, College of Marine & Earth Studies. Includes bibliographical references.
17

Effect of submarine groundwater discharge on coastal ecology /

Chu, Wai-yan, Cherry. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006.
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Marine microalgal dynamics at Crooked and Lamma Islands, Hong Kong

Lam, Hoi-yeung, Ironside., 林海揚. January 2002 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Ecology and Biodiversity / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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The relationship between green sea urchin spawning, Spring phytoplankton blooms, and the Winter-Spring hydrography at selected sited in Maine /

Seward, Lindsay C. N., January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.) in Zoology--University of Maine, 2002. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-110).
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The role of protozoan grazers in harmful algal bloom dynamics : tools for community and grazing analyses

Campbell, Jena Renee 25 February 2013 (has links)
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming more prevalent throughout the world’s aquatic systems. These blooms have been the subjects of numerous studies because they can cause human health issues and economic impact through fish kills, contaminated shellfish and decreased tourism. Much research has focused on the “bottom-up” aspect of these blooms; namely, the potential role of increased nutrient input into coastal waters from anthropogenic sources causing increased growth in harmful algal species. However, there are also potential “top-down” controls affecting the rate at which harmful algal species are consumed by grazers. The aim of this project was to determine protozoan grazer population fluctuations and their grazing impact on HAB species through field monitoring and laboratory grazing experiments. Protozoan grazers were chosen because their growth rates could potentially keep up with those of HAB species. Declines in grazer populations before the onset of a bloom could be indicative of a release of the HAB from a “top-down” grazing control. Field samples taken during bloom and non-bloom events helped elucidate any microplankton community changes. After establishing that there appear to be changes to the grazer population before and after a bloom, ingestion experiments including direct epifluorescence microscopy and DNA analyses were conducted to determine if it is possible that a chosen protozoan grazer can ingest a HAB species. Finally, experiments were conducted to determine whether the HAB species was a favorable food source for the grazer. Population growth experiments in which grazers are fed a HAB species, 50:50 mixture, or normal culture food source were used to determine the survival and growth rate of the grazer. Although certain ciliates and heterotrophic dinoflagellates were found to feed on HAB species in the lab and in natural bloom samples, the HAB species as a food source produces lower grazer growth rates than on control food. Protozoan grazers may be a more effective control during bloom initiation than after the bloom has been established. / text

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