Editors:
- Invaluable collection of essays on the life of extremophilic algae
- Unique reading about algae living at the edge of life
- Leading scientists' contributions cover all aspects of algae in servere habitats
- Modern science knowledge of phototrophic microbes
- Impressive photos and micrographs of various algae
Part of the book series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology (COLE, volume 11)
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Table of contents (42 chapters)
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Phototrophs in Cold Environments
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Phototrophs in Hot Alkaline and Acidic Environments and Non-Thermal Acidic Habitats
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Front Matter
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Phototrophs Under Water Stress: Dry and Hypersaline Environments
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Front Matter
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About this book
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 classified into various categories according to their habitats. They thrive in various temperature ranges, at the limits of pH values, in salt solutions, under UV radiation, dryness, heavy metals, anaerobic niches, under various levels of illuminations, and under hydrostatic pressure. Authors discuss bio-diversely algal territories ecologically – the hot springs with the thermophiles or acido-thermophiles; Antarctica, the Arctic, and permafrost zones with their cold lovers (Psychrophiles); soda lakes with the alkaliphiles, saltine areas with halophiles. In addition to general essays, Algal species discussed in detail include diatoms, Cyanidium, Galdieria, Dunaliella, and Chroococcidiopsis.
This volume is a must for students of the field of biodiversity, as well as those in phycology, ecology and general biological research.
Reviews
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 of this book. … the book’s main readership will be phycologists and ecologists … . This is a very useful book … ." (Mark Burgess, Biochemist e-Volution, April, 2009)
Editors and Affiliations
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Joseph Seckbach
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments
Editors: Joseph Seckbach
Series Title: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6112-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6111-0Published: 25 September 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0474-6Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-6112-7Published: 18 September 2007
Series ISSN: 1566-0400
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0048
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 813
Topics: Plant Sciences, Microbiology, Life Sciences, general, Ecology
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