{"product_id":"algae-and-human-affairs-paperback-9780521044400","title":"Algae and Human Affairs (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521044400","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlgae and Human Affairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlgae and Human Affairs provides a comprehensive survey of the major roles of algae in present and future human life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarole A. Lembi (Edited by), J. Robert Waaland (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521044400, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e600 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.899 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...appealing as a reliable source of scholarly information about applied aspects of the diverse assemblage of photosynthetic organisms--the algae.\"    Bioscience\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlgae and Human Affairs provides a comprehensive survey of the major roles of algae in present and future human life. This detailed synthesis is divided into four sections. The first reviews the natural roles of algae as sources of oxygen, organic carbon compounds, and as bases of food-chains for higher trophic levels. The second group of chapters deals with the commercial and economic value of algae to industry, energy, waste treatment and agriculture (i.e. algae as an important source of food and food additives, such as the carageenan used in dairy products). The third section discusses the detrimental, sometimes disastrous, effects of algae in the form of red-tide organisms, weeds, producers of freshwater toxins, and marine biofouling. The final section considers applications and the potential of algae to industry, in general, and, in particular, to space exploration and genetic engineering.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditors' preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Algae and Their Role in Natural Ecosystems: 1. The algae: an overview Marilyn M. Harlin and W. Marshall Darley\u003cbr\u003e 2. Structure and role of algae in tropical reef communities Mark M. Littler and Diane S. Littler\u003cbr\u003e 3. Algae and the environment: the Great Lakes case Eugene F. Stoermer\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Algae for Food and Food Supplements: 4. Porphyra as food: cultivation and economics Thomas F. Mumford Jr and Akio Miura\u003cbr\u003e 5. Cultivated edible kelp Louis D. Druehl\u003cbr\u003e 6. Food and food products from seaweeds Isabella A. Abbott\u003cbr\u003e 7. Spirulina: a model for microalgae as human food Alan Jassby\u003cbr\u003e 8. Some public health aspects of microalgal products Alan Jassby\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Algae in Industry, Environmental Management, and Agriculture: 9. Commercial production and applications of algal hydrocolloids Jerry G. Lewis, Norman F. Stanley and G. Gordon Guist\u003cbr\u003e 10. Lipids and polyols from microalgae Kenneth G. Spencer\u003cbr\u003e 11. The role of microalgae in liquid waste treatment and reclamation William J. Oswald\u003cbr\u003e 12. Hydrogen production by algal water splitting Elias Greenbaum\u003cbr\u003e 13. Products from fossil algae Richard W. George\u003cbr\u003e 14. Algae and agriculture Blaine Metting, William R. Rayburn and Pierre A. Reynaud\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Adverse Impacts of Algae: 15. Marine dinoflagellate blooms: dynamics and impacts Karen A. Steidinger and Gabriel A. Vargo\u003cbr\u003e 16. Hazards of freshwater blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) Paul R. Gorham and Wayne W. Carmichael\u003cbr\u003e 17. Marine biofouling L. V. Evans\u003cbr\u003e 18. Algae as weeds: economic impact, ecology and management alternatives Carole A. Lembi, Steven W. O'Neal and David F. Spencer\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Future of Algae in Human Affairs: 19. Algae in space Robert A. Wharton Jr, David T. Smernoff and Maurice M. Averner\u003cbr\u003e 20. The genetic improvement of algae\u003cbr\u003e progress and prospects John P. van der Meer\u003cbr\u003e 21. A future of phycotechnology Arthur Michio Nonomura\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Phycology, algae \u0026amp; lichens [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Phycology, algae \u0026amp; lichens\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Phycology,%20algae%20\u0026amp;%20lichens%20%5BPSTV%5D%22\"\u003ePSTV\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006259941656,"sku":"9780521044400","price":50.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521044400i_6876ab67-cf1f-459c-b460-4e3c83546239.jpg?v=1694968621","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/algae-and-human-affairs-paperback-9780521044400","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}