Algal Adaptation to Environmental Stresses
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.
| ISBN: | 9783642639968 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 421 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Herausgeber: | Gaur, J.P. Rai, L.C. |
| Verlag: | Springer Berlin |
| Veröffentlicht: | 30.09.2011 |
| Untertitel: | Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms |
| Schlagworte: | Algen Assimilat Phosphor Waste water Water pollution algae cyanobacteria environment microbe nitrogen |