Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123705185 ISBN 13: 9780123705181

Publisher: Academic Press, 2007

Synopsis

Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea reference examines how photosynthesis evolved on Earth and how phytoplankton evolved through time – ultimately to permit the evolution of complex life, including human beings. The first of its kind, this book provides thorough coverage of key topics, with contributions by leading experts in biophysics, evolutionary biology, micropaleontology, marine ecology, and biogeochemistry.This exciting new book is of interest not only to students and researchers in marine science, but also to evolutionary biologists and ecologists interested in understanding the origins and diversification of life. Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea offers these students and researchers an understanding of the molecular evolution, phylogeny, fossil record, and environmental processes that collectively permits us to comprehend the rise of phytoplankton and their impact on Earth's ecology and biogeochemistry. It is certain to become the first and best word on this exhilarating topic.

• Discusses the evolution of phytoplankton in the world's oceans as the first living organisms and the first and basic producers in the earths food chain
• Includes the latest developments in the evolution and ecology of marine phytoplankton specifically with additional information on marine ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles
• The only book to consider of the evolution of phytoplankton and its role in molecular evolution, biogeochemistry, paleontology, and oceanographic aspects
• Written at a level suitable for related reading use in courses on the Evolution of the Biosphere, Ecological and Biological oceanography and marine biology, and Biodiversity

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Product Description

Title: Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: Paul Falkowski <>Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS

Review

A lively discussion of the evoluton of first living organisms and the first and basic producers in the earths food chain, microscopic single celled "plants" - Phytoplankton

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123705185
• ISBN 13: 9780123705181
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Falkowski Paul, Knoll Andrew H.