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Singular system theory is applied to biological complex systems, which provides a theoretical basis for the quantitative study of complex systems, especially for biological complex systems.
Further discussions will be made about the applications of theoretical results obtained in this chapter into the field of harmful algal blooms with a biological controlling strategy.
It is well known that harmful algal blooms are a disaster to marine ecology. Severe depletion of dissolved oxygen (DO) and poisonous toxins resulting from the die-out or crash of algal blooms not only cause serious destruction to marine ecosystem, but also lead to massive mortality of tourism and the farmed fisheries [1]. Furthermore, some uncertain potential toxins released by algae may do harm to people’s normal lives. Consequently, it is of foremost importance to provide efficient strategies to control and eliminate harmful phytoplankton blooms.
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Zhang, Q., Liu, C., Zhang, X. (2012). Discussion. In: Complexity, Analysis and Control of Singular Biological Systems. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 421. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2303-3_15
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