Coastal red tides in China

Author: Qi Yuze
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is a scientific monograph on red tides, a significant marine disaster issue. It summarizes the results of the National Natural Science Foundation of China's "Seventh Five-Year" major project "Research on the Mechanism of Red Tides in the Southeast Coast of China" and some achievements of the "Ninth Five-Year" major project "Dynamics and Prevention Mechanism of Harmful Red Tides in Typical Aquaculture Areas along the Chinese Coast." This book is available for biology, geology (including oceanography), aquaculture science, and environmental science students and teachers in universities and colleges in China, as well as science and technology workers in marine, meteorological, geological, environmental protection, and fishery departments. The book elaborates on the definition of red tides, the causes of red tides, the classification of red tide organisms, their biogeographical distribution along the Chinese coast, the physiological and ecological characteristics of red tide organisms, the oceanographic and biological characteristics of typical bays, several typical red tides along the Chinese coast, and the ecological dynamics processes and numerical simulations of some typical red tide events. It also introduces the current global status and research trends of red tides, the hazards and prevention strategies of red tides, as well as the monitoring and management of red tides.