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Joseph . Ed(S): Seckbach - Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments - 9781402061110 - V9781402061110
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Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments

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Description for Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments Hardback. A collection of essays that deals with algae that are unexpectedly found in harsh habitats. It explains how these algae thrive in various temperature ranges, extreme pH values, salt solutions, UV radiation, dryness, heavy metals, anaerobic niches, various levels of illumination, and hydrostatic pressure. Editor(s): Seckbach, Joseph. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 813 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1430.

Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments is a unique collection of essays, contributed by leading scientists from around the world, devoted to algae – and some related microbes – observed in unexpected harsh habitats, which it seems are an oasis or Garden of Eden for these organisms. This timely book on Extremophilic algae, including its especially impressive micrographs, may provide clues about the edges of life on Earth and possibly elsewhere in the universe.

Defining locations from the anthropomorphic point of view, the environments explored ranges from severe and distant to “normal” places. The algae discussed, microbial oxygenic phototrophs, are ... Read more

This volume is a must for students of the field of biodiversity, as well as those in phycology, ecology and general biological research.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
813
Condition
New
Series
Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
Number of Pages
813
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402061110
SKU
V9781402061110
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

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From the reviews: "The algae are a remarkably successful group, accounting for the oxygen we breathe and responsible for the greater part of carbon and nitrogen fixation. They are found almost anywhere … from freshwater to brine and from the deserts to the great oceans. How they function in such extraordinary conditions is the subject ... Read more

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