Algae

John A. Raven; Mario Giordano

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.05.039

Algae

John A. Raven (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Mario Giordano (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

Algae frequently get a bad press. Pond slime is a problem in garden pools, algal blooms can produce toxins that incapacitate or kill animals and humans and even the term seaweed is pejorative - a weed being a plant growing in what humans consider to be the wrong place. Positive aspects of algae are generally less newsworthy - they are the basis of marine food webs, supporting fisheries and charismatic marine megafauna from albatrosses to whales, as well as consuming carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. Here we consider what algae are, their diversity in terms of evolutionary origin, size, shape and life cycles, and their role in the natural environment and in human affairs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R590-R595
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	24
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.05.039
Publication status	Published - 7 Jul 2014

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