Algal Adaptation to Environmental Stresses: Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783642639968)

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.

Author: L. C. Rai
ISBN-10: 3642639968
ISBN-13: 9783642639968
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2011
Pages: 421
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.89d