Biosilica in Evolution, Morphogenesis, and Nanobiotechnology Case Study Lake Baikal /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Müller, Werner E. G. (Editor), Grachev, Mikhael A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, 47
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Aquatic ecology.; Microbial ecology.; Environmental engineering.; Biomaterials.; Nanotechnology.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Microbial Ecology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest and most voluminous lake on Earth, comprising one fifth of the World’s unfrozen fresh water. It hosts the highest number of endemic animals recorded in any freshwater lake. Until recently it remained enigmatic why such a high diversity evolved in the isolated Lake...