Biology of Algae, Lichens and Bryophytes

Everything about Algae, Seeweeds & Single Cell Organisms

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As a reader of this book you will become familiar with current, up-to-date comprehensive knowledge about all classes of eukaryotic algae, the cyanobacteria, and symbiotic interactions of algae and cyanobacteria with other organisms.... Show more

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Product description

Authors	Burkhard Büdel, Thomas Friedl, Wolfram Beyschlag
Language	English
ISBN	9783662657140
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	662
Size	275 x 205 mm
Format	Paperback
Images	150 Colour and 50 b/w illustrations
Year published	2024

As reader of Biology of Algae, Lichens and Bryophytes you will become familiar with current up-to-date comprehensive knowledge about all classes of eukaryotic algae, the cyanobacteria, and symbiotic interactions of algae and cyanobacteria with other organisms. For example, the lichens being symbiotic consortia and a prominent example of a particularly successful 'evolution by cooperation'. We expand even to the beginnings of terrestrial plant life, and the bryophytes which are gradually transmitting to the vascular plants. We collectively call this enormous phylogenetic wealth of photoautotrophic organisms the 'new cryptogams' abandoning the traditional definition of cryptogams. The new cryptogams are all those autotrophic organisms that share being hydro-passive, meaning that they are unable of controlling water uptake or release, in contrast to vascular plants. While being basal of and phylogenetically much more diverse than the vascular plants, the new cryptogams are ecologically highly relevant in all ecosystems of our Planet and are responsible for more than half of the Earth's annual oxygen production.

Contents

Prologue
Introduction: the new cryptogams
Endosymbioses: origin and diversity of photosynthetic eukaryotes and their general genetic
exchange modes
Cyanobacteria/Blue-green algae
Algae from primary endosymbiosis
Algae from secondary endosymbiosis
Symbioses
Bryophytes
Glossary

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