Competition is a major force structuring marine planktonic communities. The release of
compounds that inhibit competitors, a process known as allelopathy, may play a role in the …

The formation, propagation, and maintenance of harmful algal blooms are of interest due to
their negative effects on marine life and human health. Some bloom-forming algae utilize …

The use of chemical compounds to suppress the growth of competitors is a competitive
strategy known as allelopathy that can be readily observed with many phytoplankton …

Harmful algae are known to utilize allelopathy, the release of compounds that inhibit
competitors, as a form of interference competition. Competitor responses to allelopathy are …

Biotic interactions in the plankton can be both complex and dynamic. Competition among
phytoplankton is often chemically mediated, but no studies have considered whether …

Monospecific blooms of phytoplankton can disrupt pelagic communities and negatively
affect human health and economies. Interspecific competition may play an important role in …

Blooms and cultures of the red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis exude compounds that
inhibit the growth of competing phytoplankton, but the identities of these compounds are …

Because competitive interactions may have led to adaptations enabling bloom‐forming
phytoplankton to dominate pelagic communities, we explored the allelopathic effects of one …

Marine chemical ecology comprises the study of the production and interaction of bioactive
molecules affecting organism behavior and function. Here we focus on bioactive compounds …

Allelochemical interactions are likely to be a contributing factor explaining the success of
large blooms of the harmful marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium, however, the physiological …