Ecology of Cyanobacteria II Their Diversity in Space and Time 1st Edition by Brian A Whitton ISBN 9789400738546 9400738544

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ISBN 10: 9400738544 

ISBN 13: 9789400738546 

Author: Brian A. Whitton

 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.

Table of contents: 

1. Introduction to the Cyanobacteria

2. The Fossil Record of Cyanobacteria

3. Cyanobacteria in Geothermal Habitats

4. Cyanobacterial Mats and Stromatolites

5. Marine Plankton

6. Physiology, Blooms and Prediction of Planktonic Cyanobacteria

7. Microcystis

8. Freshwater Picocyanobacteria: Single Cells, Microcolonies and Colonial Forms

9. Cyanobacteria in Freshwater Benthic Environments

10. Subaerial Cyanobacteria

11. Cyanobacterial Biofilms in Monuments and Caves

12. Semi-arid Regions and Deserts

13. Cyanobacteria in High Latitude Lakes, Rivers and Seas

14. Cyanobacteria in the Cryosphere: Snow, Ice and Extreme Cold

15. Salts and Brines

16. Cyanobacteria, Oil – and Cyanofuel?

17. Carbon

18. Extracellular Matrix (ECM)

19. Cyanobacterial Responses to UV Radiation

20. Marine Picocyanobacteria

21. Cyanophages

22. Rivulariaceae

23. Cyanobacterial Symbioses

24. Cyanotoxins

25. Arthrospira (Spirulina)

26. The Biotechnology of Cyanobacteria

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