Stress Ecology Environmental Stress as Ecological Driving Force and
Not all stress is stressful; instead, it appears that stress in the environment, below the mutation threshold, is essential for many subtle manifestations of population structures and biodiversity, and has played a substantial role in the evolution of lif
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Christian E.W. Steinberg
Stress Ecology Environmental Stress as Ecological Driving Force and Key Player in Evolution
Christian E.W. Steinberg Department of Biology Laboratory of Freshwater and Stress Ecology Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Späthstraße 80/81 12437 Berlin Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-94-007-2071-8 e-ISBN 978-94-007-2072-5 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2072-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011936021 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
I dedicate this book to our “crazy” animals who voluntarily migrate into chemically stressful environments and spend energy to overcome this situation. Yet, they even benefit from this stress and thereby teach us that several stress paradigms are outdated and must be re-considered. In my classes on “Stress Ecology” in Berlin (Germany), Wuhan and Kunming (China), and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), I probably stressed many young scientists and, nevertheless, hope that this stress was as positive to them as the stress to our “crazy” animals was. Finally, I gratefully acknowledge the help, stimulation, discussion, and inspiration of so many friends, colleagues, and students: Ralph and Steffi Menzel, Nadine Saul, Kerstin Pietsch, Yvonne Pörs, Hanno Bährs, Rihab Bouchnak, Ramona Rauch, Ramona Henkel, Sylva Hofmann, Nadia Ouerghemmi, Steffen Hermann, Laura Vinćentić, Shumon Chakrabarti, Antonia Engert, Sandra Euent, Maxim Timofeyev, Darya Bedulina, Marina Protopopova, Elena Sapozhnikova, Zhanna Shatilina, Vassily Pavlichenko, Albert Suhett, and, last but not least, Stephen Stürzenbaum. Furthermore, I particularly thank Dawn M. Allenbach, University of New Orleans, for carefully checking the manuscript and commenting on many parts of it. Her work and thoughts have substantially improved the quality of several chapters of the book. Even to a book, space limitation applies. Due to this circumstance, I would like to apologize in advance to all individuals whose research was not cited or whose papers have not been discussed in full but whose work has certainly advanced the understanding of this complex field of research and education. Many thanks are due to the staff of Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, particularly Paul Roos, Suzanne Mekking, and Martine van Bezooijen, for their understanding and their continuous help in preparing my book.
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Contents
1 Why a Small Worm Is Not Crazy...........................................................
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2 Activation of Oxygen: Multipurpose Tool........
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