Algal Adaptation to Environmental Stresses: Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms

Name: Algal Adaptation to Environmental Stresses: Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms
Brand: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
SKU: 9783642639968
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Rai, L.C.; Gaur, J.P.

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.