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Algal Adaptation to Environmental Stresses: Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms

By G. E. Fogg (auth.) , Professor Dr. Lal Chand Rai , Professor Dr. Jai Prakash Gaur (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2001
ISBN
978-3-642-63996-8, 978-3-642-59491-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-59491-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15830988 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
421\427
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
general; MicrobiologyPlant Sciences; Ecology; Waste Water Technology /

Description

Algae, generally held as the principal primary producers of aquatic systems, inhabit all conceivable habitats. They have great ability to cope with a harsh environment, e.g. extremely high and low temperatures, suboptimal and supraoptimal light intensities, low availability of essential nutrients and other resources, and high concentrations of toxic chemicals, etc. A multitude of physiological, biochemical, and molecular strategies enable them to survive and grow in stressful habitats. This book presents a critical account of various mechanisms of stress tolerance in algae, many of which may occur in microbes and plants as well.

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