Author: Hans R. Thierstein
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 366206278X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 567
Book Description
This introduction to one of the most common phytoplankton types provides broad coverage from molecular and cellular biology all the way to its impact on the global carbon cycle and climate. Individual chapters focus on coccolithophore biology, ecology, evolutionary phylogeny and impact on current and past global changes. The book addresses fundamental questions about the interaction between the biota and the environment at various temporal and spatial scales.