Phycology

by Robert Edward Lee

• ISBN13: 9780521682770
• ISBN10: 0521682770
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Phycology is the study of algae, the primary photosynthetic organisms in freshwater and marine food chains. As a food source for zooplankton and filter-feeding shellfish, the algae are an extremely important group. Since the publication of the first edition in 1981, this textbook has established itself as a classic resource on phycology. This revised edition maintains the format of previous editions, whilst incorporating the latest information from nucleic acid sequencing studies. Detailed life-history drawings of algae are presented alongside information on the cytology, ecology, biochemistry, and economic importance of selected genera. Phycology is suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students following courses in phycology, limnology or biological oceanography. Emphasis is placed on those algae that are commonly covered in phycology courses, and encountered by students in marine and freshwater habitats.

Table of Contents

Preface to the first edition

Introduction

Introduction

The Prokaryotic Algae

Cyanobacteria

Evolution of the Chloroplast

Glaucophyta and Chloroarchnion

Rhodophyta

Chlorophyta

Evolution of One Membrane of Chloroplast Endoplasmic Reticulum

Euglenophyta

Dinophyta

Apicomplexa

Evolution of Two Membranes of Chloroplast Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Chlorarachniophyta

Cryptophyta

Heterokontophyta, Chrysophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Synurophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Eustigmatophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Pinguiophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Dictochophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Pelagophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Bolidophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Raphidophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Xanthophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Phaeothamniophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae

Heterokontophyta, Prymnesiophyta

Algae and the environment

Glossary

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