| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 222 pages) |
| Series |
Marine and freshwater botany |
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Marine and freshwater botany.
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| Contents |
Programmed cell death in multicellular algae / David J. Garbary. -- Gene transfer and algal cell evolution / John Archibald -- Phaeodactylum tricornutum polymorphism : an overview / Véronique Martin-Jézéquel -- Cytological and cytochemical aspects in selected carrageenophytes (Gigartinales:Rhodophyta) / Leonel Pereira -- Evolution of vacuolar targeting in algae / Burkhard Becker -- Contractile vacuoles in green algae : structure and function / Karin Buchmann -- Membraneous cytokinesis of brown algae / Christos Katsaros -- Development of antheridial filaments and spermatozoid release in Chara contraria / Qiaojun Jin -- Dinoflagellate bioluminescence : a key concept for stuying organelle movement / Kirsten Heimann -- Algal cell biology : an important tool to understand metal and herbicide toxicity / Kirsten Heimann |
| Summary |
In-depth knowledge about aquatic plant species, from their sub-cellular organization to their interactions within ecosystems, is of utmost importance as the world faces the challenges of the 21st century. From losses in biodiversity and changes in aquatic ecosystems to the potential of algal biofuel and artificial photosynthesis, some of the hottest topics of our time rely on basic research in aquatic botany. This new book series covers topics from all of the disciplines of marine and freshwater botany at all levels of biological organization. Primary subject areas are: systematics, floristics, biogeography, ecology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, chemistry, industrial processes and utilization, and biotechnology of algae and angiosperms. Mycology and microbiology topics are also part of the scope of the series |
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Molecular research on algae over the last decades has provided significant insights into universal biological mechanisms. This knowledge has proved essential to the field of biotechnology where research on new applications in food culture, biofuel and pharmaceuticals is underway. This new book on algal cell biology provides an overview of cutting-edge research with a focus on cytoskeleton structure/function and cytokinesis of algae |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Algae -- Cytology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology.
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Algae -- Cytology
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Alger (växter)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Heimann, Kirsten, editor
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Katsaros, Christos, editor
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| LC no. |
2012039638 |
| ISBN |
3110229617 |
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9783110229615 |
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