Seaweed Biology Novel Insights into Ecophysiology, Ecology and Utili
Seaweeds, also known as macroalgae, are among the most important primary producers and act as ecological engineers on rocky coasts of the world’s oceans. In addition to their extreme ecological importance they are also of high economic relevance. Compleme
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Edited by M.M. Caldwell, Washington, USA G. Heldmaier, Marburg, Germany R.B. Jackson, Durham, USA O.L. Lange, Wu¨rzburg, Germany H.A. Mooney, Stanford, USA E.-D. Schulze, Jena, Germany U. Sommer, Kiel, Germany For further volumes see list at the end of the book and: http://www.springer.com/series/86
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Seaweed Biology Novel Insights into Ecophysiology, Ecology and Utilization
Editors Christian Wiencke Department Seaweed Biology Section Functional Ecology Alfred Wegener Institute Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven Germany
Kai Bischof Marine Botany BREMARE, Bremen Marine Ecology, Centre for Research and Education University of Bremen Leobener Str. NW2 28359 Bremen Germany
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Preface
Two thirds of the world are covered by oceans, whose upper layer is inhabited by photoautotrophic organisms, known as algae. Within coastal ecosystems, marine seaweeds have been identified as a group of organisms of vital importance for ecosystem function. On ro
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