| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 760 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Contents |
Part 1. Environments -- Cyanobacteria in Geothermal Habitats / David M. Ward, Richard W. Castenholz and Scott R. Miller -- Cyanobacterial Mats and Stromatolites / Lucas J. Stal -- Marine Plankton / Hans W. Paerl -- Physiology, Blooms and Prediction of Planktonic Cyanobacteria / Roderick L. Oliver, David P. Hamilton, Justin D. Brookes and George G. Ganf -- Microcystis / Lenka Šejnohová and Blahoslav Maršálek -- Freshwater Picocyanobacteria: Single Cells, Microcolonies and Colonial Forms / Cristiana Callieri, Gertrud Cronberg and John G. Stockner -- Cyanobacteria in Freshwater Benthic Environments / J. Thad Scott and Amy M. Marcarelli -- Subaerial Cyanobacteria / Allan Pentecost and Brian A. Whitton -- Cyanobacterial Biofilms in Monuments and Caves / Patrizia Albertano -- Semi-arid Regions and Deserts / Chunxiang Hu, Kunshan Gao and Brian A. Whitton -- Cyanobacteria in High Latitude Lakes, Rivers and Seas / Warwick F. Vincent and Antonio Quesada |
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Cyanobacteria in the Cryosphere: Snow, Ice and Extreme Cold / Antonio Quesada and Warwick F. Vincent -- Salts and Brines / Aharon Oren -- Cyanobacteria, Oil -- and Cyanofuel? / Roda Fahad Al-Thani and Malcolm Potts -- Part 2. Physiological Ecology -- Carbon / John A. Raven -- Extracellular Matrix (ECM) / Richard F. Helm and Malcolm Potts -- Cyanobacterial Responses to UV Radiation / Richard W. Castenholz and Ferran Garcia-Pichel -- The Fossil Record of Cyanobacteria / J. William Schopf -- Marine Picocyanobacteria / David J. Scanlan -- Cyanophages / Nicholas H. Mann and Martha R.J. Clokie -- Part 4. The Organisms -- Rivulariaceae / Brian A. Whitton and Pilar Mateo -- Cyanobacterial Symbioses / David G. Adams, Paula S. Duggan and Owen Jackson -- Part 5. Applied Aspects -- Cyanotoxins / James S. Metcalf and Geoffrey A. Codd -- Arthrospira (Spirulina) / Claudio Sili, Giuseppe Torzillo and Avigad Vonshak -- The Biotechnology of Cyanobacteria / Claudia B. Grewe and Otto Pulz |
| Summary |
Cyanobacteria have existed for 3.5 billion years, yet they are still the most important photosynthetic organisms on the planet for cycling carbon and nitrogen. The ecosystems where they have key roles range from the warmer oceans to many Antarctic sites. They also include dense nuisance growths in nutrient-rich lakes and nitrogen-fixers which aid the fertility of rice-fields and many soils, especially the biological soil crusts of arid regions. Molecular biology has in recent years provided major advances in our understanding of cyanobacterial ecology. Perhaps for more than any other group of organisms, it is possible to see how the ecology, physiology, biochemistry, ultrastructure and molecular biology interact. This all helps to deal with practical problems such as the control of nuisance blooms and the use of cyanobacterial inocula to manage semi-desert soils. Large-scale culture of several organisms, especially "Spirulina" (Arthrospira), for health food and specialist products is increasingly being expanded for a much wider range of uses. In view of their probable contribution to past oil deposits, much attention is currently focused on their potential as a source of biofuel. Please visit http://extras.springer.com/ to view Extra Materials belonging to this volume. This book complements the highly successful Ecology of Cyanobacteria and integrates the discoveries of the past twelve years with the older literature |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cyanobacteria -- Ecology.
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Microbial ecology.
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Cyanobacteria -- Ecology
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Microbial ecology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Whitton, Brian A.
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| ISBN |
9789400738553 |
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9400738552 |
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