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A single-source reference on the biology of algae, the third edition of Algae: Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology examines the most important taxa and structures for freshwater, marine, and terrestrial forms of algae. Its comprehensive coverage goes from algae's historical role through its taxonomy and ecology to its natural product possibilities.In this update, the authors have gathered a significant amount of new material, including: more information on macroalgae detailed description of biotic associations updated description of biomass cultivation systems coverage of different'omic'approaches and tools used in algal investigation an expanded and updated algae utilization chapter The book's unifying theme is the important role of algae in the earth's self-regulating life support system and its function within restorative models of planetary health. It also discusses algae's biotechnological applications, including potential nutritional and pharmaceutical products.Written for students as well as researchers, teachers, and professionals in the field of phycology and applied phycology, this new full-color edition is both illuminating and inspiring.

“No organisms are more important to life as we know it than algae. In Slime, Ruth Kassinger gives this underappreciated group its due.” — Elizabeth KolbertSay “algae” and most people think of pond scum. What they don't know is that without algae, none of us would exist. There are as many algae on Earth as stars in the universe, and they have been essential to life on our planet for eons. Algae created the Earth we know today, with its oxygen-rich atmosphere, abundant oceans, and coral reefs. Crude oil is made of dead algae, and algae are the ancestors of all plants. Today, seaweed production is a multibillion-dollar industry, with algae hard at work to make your sushi, chocolate milk, beer, paint, toothpaste, shampoo, and so much more. In Slime we'll meet the algae innovators working toward a sustainable future: from seaweed farmers in South Korea, to scientists using it to clean the dead zones in our waterways, to the entrepreneurs fighting to bring algae fuel and plastics to market. With a multitude of lively, surprising science and history, Ruth Kassinger takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes, and into-the-kitchen tour. Whether you thought algae was just the gunk in your fish tank or you eat seaweed with your oatmeal, Slime will delight and amaze with its stories of the good, the bad, and the up-and-coming.

Les algues : à l'origine du premier oxygène biologique de notre planète, microscopiques ou géantes, souvent de mœurs peu communes, elles n'hésitent pas à vivre en symbiose avec d'autres organismes végétaux ou animaux. Nourricières, elles forment les premiers maillons de nombreuses chaînes alimentaires mais elles peuvent aussi être toxiques, voire mortelles en cas de déséquilibre de l'environnement.Cueillies à l'état sauvage ou cultivées à grande échelle, les algues entrent en force dans notre quotidien. Nous en consommons tous, souvent sans le savoir.Allant de surprise en surprise, le lecteur découvre tous les milieux où vivent les algues (glaciers, déserts, plans d'eau, rivières, bords de mer, estran, forêts sous-marines, surfaces océaniques…).Cet ouvrage présente un large éventail d'algues d'eau douce et d'algues marines dans toute leur diversité. Des énigmes, des anecdotes, des balades sur le terrain ou des expériences dans sa cuisine accompagnent le lecteur à la découverte d'un monde fascinant et surprenant.Date de 1ère publication : 2010

A single-source reference on the biology of algae, Algae: Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology, Second Edition examines the most important taxa and structures for freshwater, marine, and terrestrial forms of algae. Its comprehensive coverage goes from algae's historical role through its taxonomy and ecology to its natural product possibilities.

An exhaustive review on all things algae would require a multi-volume encyclopedic work. Even then, such a tome would prove to be of limited value, as in addition to being quite complex, it would soon be outdated, as the field of phycology is full of continual revelations and new discoveries.Algae: Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology o