The importance and potential application of allelopathy in red-tide control
化感作用在赤潮调控中的意义及前景

This paper summarizes the definition of allelopathy,including the categories,functions and mechanisms of allelochemicals in red tide succession, as well as the allelopathic growth inhibition of phytoplankton by different aquatic plants,microalgae and microbes.Considering that allelopathy is one of the mechanisms thought to control red tides,the authors emphasize that future research should mainly focus on the isolation and identification of new allelochemicals and the mechanisms of allelopathy. Intensive study of allelopathy should provide new red tide control methods.