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.
Author(s): Robert Edward Lee
Edition: 5
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2018
Language: English
Commentary: HDSS
Pages: 546
City: Cambridge
Tags: Phycology, Algae
Part I. Introduction:
1. Basic characteristics of the algae
Part II. The Prokaryotic Algae:
2. Cyanobacteria
Part III. Evolution of the Chloroplast:
3. Glaucophyta
4. Rhodophyta
5. Chlorophyta
Part IV. Evolution of One Membrane of Chloroplast Endoplasmic Reticulum:
6. Euglenophyta
7. Dinophyta
8. Apicomplexa
Part V. Evolution of Two Membranes of Chloroplast Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Chlorarachniophyta:
9. Cryptophyta
10. Heterokontophyta, Chrysophyceae
11. Heterokontophyta, Synurophyceae
12. Heterokontophyta, Eustigmatophyceae
13. Heterokontophyta, Pinguiophyceae
14. Heterokontophyta, Dictyochrophyceae
15. Heterokontophyta, Pelagophyceae
16. Heterokontophyta, Bolidophyceae
17. Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae
18. Heterokontophyta, Raphidophyceae
19. Heterokontophyta, Xanthophyceae
20. Heterokontophyta, Phaeothamniophyceae
21. Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae
22. Prymnesiophyta
23. Algae and the environment
Glossary
Index.
