Phycology

5th edition
Robert Edward Lee, Colorado State University

Publication date
Digital publication date: 06 August 2018
Physical publication date: 01 March 2018

Phycology is the study of algae, the primary photosynthetic organisms

in freshwater and marine food chains. Since the publication of the first
edition in 1981, this textbook has established itself as a classic resource
on this subject. Aimed at upper-level undergraduate and graduate
students in phycology, limnology and biological oceanography, this
revised edition maintains the format of previous editions, whilst
incorporating the recent developments in the field such as: the
potential and challenges of producing algae biofuel; the proliferation of
algal toxins; and the development of new molecular tools and
technologies on ancestry, phylogeny, and taxonomy of algae.
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Key features
Discusses the connection between the surplus of pollutants in waters due to Man's activities
and the increasingly high densities of algae growth resulting in blooms of nuisance and/or
toxin-producing genera
Introduces the latest research on algae as a biomass resource, allowing students to learn
about the various strands of development in this field and the hurdles that this technology has
yet to overcome before it can compete in the fuel market
Explains how the application of powerful and ultra-rapid nucleic acid sequencing techniques to
the problems of phylogenetic studies has led to a greater understanding of the evolution of
algal groups and their interrelationships
Covers the economic importance of algae from their role as primary producers of the aquatic
environments to source of food for both animals and humans, and their ability to yield specific
chemical products and antibiotics

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About the book

Subjects: Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Plant Sciences

Format: Paperback , Price: US$67.99

Publication date: 01 March 2018, ISBN: 9781107555655

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Format: Digital , Price: US$67.99
Publication date: 06 August 2018, ISBN: 9781316407219

https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316407219

Contents
Part I - Introduction 11 - Heterokontophyta, Synurophyceae
1 - Basic Characteristics of the Algae 12 - Heterokontophyta, Eustigmatophyceae
Part II - The Prokaryotic Algae 13 - Heterokontophyta, Pinguiophyceae
2 - Cyanobacteria 14 - Heterokontophyta, Dictyochophyceae
Part III - Evolution of the Chloroplast 15 - Heterokontophyta, Pelagophyceae
3 - Glaucophyta 16 - Heterokontophyta, Bolidophyceae
4 - Rhodophyta 17 - Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae
5 - Chlorophyta 18 - Heterokontophyta, Raphidophyceae
Part IV - Evolution of One Membrane of Chloroplast Endoplasmic 19 - Heterokontophyta, Xanthophyceae
Reticulum 20 - Heterokontophyta, Phaeothamniophyceae
6 - Euglenophyta 21 - Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae
7 - Dinophyta 22 - Prymnesiophyta
8 - Apicomplexa 23 - Algae and the Environment
Part V - Evolution of Two Membranes of Chloroplast Endoplasmic Glossary
Reticulum and the Chlorarachniophyta Index
9 - Cryptophyta
10 - Heterokontophyta, Chrysophyceae

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