Seaweed Cultivation for Renewable Resources

Abstract

Introduction and Foreword (P. Benson, K. Bird). 1. Energy from Biomass: The Historical Record (P. Neushul). 2. Ocean Farming of Macrocystis, the Problems and Non-Problems (W.J. North). 3. Nearshore Kelp Cultivation, Yield and Genetics (M. Neushul, B.W.W. Harger). 4. Optimizing Biomass Production on Marine Farms (V.A. Gerard). 5. Laminaria Cultivation in Far East and North America (B.H. Brinkhuis, H.G. Levine, C.G. Schlenk, S. Tobin). 6. Some Remarks on the Kelp Cultivation Industry of China (C.K. Tseng). 7. The Biology of Commercially Important Tropical Algae (C.J. Dawes). 8. Cultivation of Gracilaria and Other Macroalgae in Florida for Energy Production (M.D. Hanisak). 9. Tissue Culture of Seaweeds (M. Polne-Fuller, A. Gibor). 10. Nitrogen Fixation in Marine Communities and its Potential Role in Seaweed Cultivation (E.J. Phlips). 11. Biological Gasification of Marine Algae (D.P. Chynoweth, K.F. Fannin, V.J. Srivastava). 12. Microbial Degradation of Marine Biomass (J. Forro). 13. Cost Analyses of Energy from Marine Biomass (K.T. Bird). 14. Commercialization Strategy for Nori Culture in Puget Sound, Washington (T.F. Mumford, Jr.). Conclusions and Recommendations (K. Bird, P. Benson). Technical Reports. Index.