The Algae World

The Algae World edited by Dinabandhu Sahoo, Joseph Seckbach.

Algae are an important group of organisms which are found in a wide range of habitats be it oceans, rivers, fresh water lakes, ponds or brackish water bodies, snow, barks of the trees, etc. Ranging from a small tiny cell to the Giant Kelp measuring up to several metres, this group of plants have som...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Sahoo, Dinabandhu (Editor), Seckbach, Joseph (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, 26
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecology .
Microbiology.
Agricultural economics.
Climate change.
Plant physiology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Authors and their addresses
  • PART 1. Biology of Algae
  • 1. General characteristics of Algae
  • 2. Classification of Algae
  • 3. Cyanobacteria
  • 4. Green algae
  • 5. Growth forms and life histories in green algae
  • 6. Brown algae
  • 7. Red algae
  • 8. Diatoms: Yellow or Golden Brown Algae
  • 9. Xanthophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Dinophyceae
  • 10. Survey Of Algae In Extreme Environments
  • PART 2.  Applied Phycology
  • 11. Algal Biotechnology
  • 12. Harmful Algal Blooms
  • 13. Phycoremediation
  • 14. Bioactivity of secondary metabolites from Macroalgae
  • 15. Marine algae: Gathered resource to global food industry
  • 16. Metalic Nanoparticle Synthesis by Cyanobacteria: Fundamentals and Applications
  • 17. Blue Green Algae: A Potential Biofertilizer For Rice
  • 18. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids From Algae
  • 19. Algae as a source of biofuel
  • 20. Phylogenomics in Algal Research: Current Trends and Future Perspectives
  • 21. Advance Techniques in Algae
  • 22. Culturing Micro Algae.

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