Characterization and lytic activity of allelochemicals produced by the toxigenic marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Haiyan Ma

Char act er i zat i on and lyti c act i vi t y of allelochemi cals pr oduced by the t oxi geni c mar i ne di noflagellat e Al exandr i um tamar ense Dissertation submitted by H ai yan M a In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Doktors der Naturwissenschaften ( Dr. rer. Nat.) In the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry (Fachbereich 2) University Bremen Germany Bremen, Oct 2010 TABL E OF CONTENTS I. AKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................................................................................................ v II. SUMMARY..............................…………………………..…………………….……......… vii III. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG.......................................................................................................ix IV. ABBREVIATIONS…………………….………………………….....................……….... xii 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION.................................................... ........... .............................. 1 1.1 Harmful Algal Blooms………………...…................……….…………....…..................1 1.2 Alexandrium.......................................................................................................................3 1.2.1 General introduction...................................................................................................3 1.2.2 Ecological impact of Alexandrium blooms............................................... ................6 1.