Fungi in Coastal and Oceanic Marine Ecosystems Marine Fungi /

• Main Author: Raghukumar, Seshagiri (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Biomedical engineering.; Aquatic ecology.; Mycology.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Biomedicine.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.

This book offers an ecosystem-oriented overview of the diversity, ecological role, and biotechnological applications of marine fungi as well as an in-depth introduction to the marine environment, fungal classification, and ecological principles. It also presents the latest research findings on coast...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Fungi: Characteristics and Classification
• Chapter 2: The Marine Environment and the role of Fungi
• Chapter 3: History of marine mycology
• Chapter 4: Allochthonous wood in coastal waters
• Chapter 5: The Mangrove Ecosystem
• Chapter 6: The Salt Marsh Ecosystem
• Chapter 7: The Seagarass Ecosystem
• Chapter 8: The Macroalgal Ecosystem
• Chapter 9: The Coral Reef Ecosystem
• Chapter 10: Animals in coastal benthic ecosystem and aquaculture systems
• Chapter 11: The Pelagic Ecosystem
• Chapter 12: Extreme Environments
• Chapter 13: Physiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
• Chapter 14: Origin and Evolution of Marine Fungi
• Chapter 15: Methods to study Marine Fungi. .