Seaweeds and their Role in Globally Changing Environments

Global warming is accelerating faster than the ability for natural repair, and environmental stresses are damaging ecosystems, all affecting physical and biological systems on Earth. A new Nasa-led study shows that human activity has caused climate changes resulting in permafrost thawing, acid rain,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Seckbach, Joseph. (Editor), Einav, Rachel. (Editor), Israel, Alvaro. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, 15
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505 0 # |a Preface, Alvaro Israel, Rachel Einav. Introduction: Introduction to globally changing environment, Joseph Seckbach. List of Authors -- PART 1: CHANGES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT -- Sea-level changes in the Mediterranean: past, present and future - a review, M. Lichter, D. Zviely, M. Klein and D. Sivan -- Global climate change and marine conservation, L. Olsvig-Whittaker -- PART 2: BIODIVERSITY IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE GLOBALLY CHANGING ERA -- Is global warming involved in the success of seaweed introduction in the Mediterranean sea? C. Boudouresque and M. Verlaque -- Climate change effects on marine ecological communities, G. Rilov and C. Treves -- Fucoid flora of the rocky intertidal of the Canadian maritimes: implications for the future with rapid climate change, R.A. Ugarte, J.S. Craigie, and A.T. Critchley PART 3: ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF SEAWEEDS -- GIS-based environmental analysis, Remote Sensing and Niche modeling of seaweed communities, K. Pauly and O. De Clerck -- Physiological responses of seaweeds to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations, D. Zou and K. Gao -- The role of rhodolith beds in the recruitment of invertebrate species from the southwestern Gulf of California, Mx̌ico, R. Riosmena-Rodriguez and M.A. Medina-Lp̤ez -- The potential impact of climate change on endophyte infections in kelp sporophytes, A. Eggert, A.F. Peters and C. K<U+00fc>pper PART 4: THE EFFECTS OF UV RADIATION ON SEAWEEDS -- Interactive effects of UV radiation and nutrients on ecophysiology: vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, F.L. Figueroa and N. Korbee -- Ecological and physiological responses of macroalgae to solar and UV radiation, K. Gao and J. Xu -- Ultraviolet radiation effects on macroalgae from Patagonia, Argentina, E.W. Helbling, E.W. Villafaę and D.P. Hd̃er -- PART 5: BIOFUEL - SEAWEEDS AS A SOURCE OF FUTURE ENERGY Production of biofuel by macroalgae with preservation of marine resources and environment, M. Notoya -- Biofuel from algae <U+0013> salvation from peak oil? C. Rhodes PART 6: CULTIVATION OF SEAWEEDS IN GLOBALLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS -- A review of Kappaphycus farming: prospects and constraints, L. Hayashi, A.Q. Hurtado, F.E. Msuya, G. Bleicher-Lhonneur and A.T. Critchley Recycling of the seaweed Wakame through degradation by halotolerant bacteria, J. Tang, H. Taniguchi, Q. Zhou and S. Nagata -- Progressive development of new marine environments - IMTA (Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture) production, A.S. Issar and A. Neori -- Reproductive processes in the red algal genus Gracilaria and impact of climate change, V.A. Mantri, C.R.K. Reddy and B. Jha -- The role of Porphyra in sustainable culture systems: physiology and applications, R. Pereira and C. Yarish PART 7: BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF SEAWEED -- Intensive Seaweed Aquaculture: A Potent Solution Against Global Warming, G. Turan. and A. Neori The future is green: on the biotechnological potential of green algae, W. Reisser The potential of Caulerpa spp. for biotechnological and pharmacological applications, L. Cavas and G. Pohnert -- PART 8: OTHER VIEWS TO GLOBAL CHANGE Ecology, science and religion, K.K. Klostermaier -- Nature and resource conservation as value assessment reflections on theology and ethics, H.J. Roth -- Global warming according to Jewish law: three circles of reference, S.E. Glicksberg -- Guarding the globe <U+0013> A Jewish approach to global warming, Y. Rozenson. 
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