[PDF] Fungi Of Antarctica eBook

Author : Luiz Henrique Rosa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 30,74 MB
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 303018367X

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This book focuses on the fungi found in one of the most pristine regions on Earth: Antarctica. It discusses the fungal occurrence in all substrates of the region, including soil, seawater, lake and marine sediments, rocks, ice, and snow. It also addresses the impact of climate changes on these organisms, the genomic techniques developed to study them, and how a number of compounds, such as antibiotics and enzymes, produced by the Antarctic fungi can be used in medicine, agriculture and the chemical industry.

Author : Joseph Seckbach
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 2021-01-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 1119591686

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The data in this book are new or updated, and will serve also as Origin of Life and evolutionary studies. Endospores of bacteria have a long history of use as model organisms in astrobiology, including survival in extreme environments and interplanetary transfer of life. Numerous other bacteria as well as archaea, lichens, fungi, algae and tiny animals (tardigrades, or water bears) are now being investigated for their tolerance to extreme conditions in simulated or real space environments. Experimental results from exposure studies on the International Space Station and space probes for up to 1.5 years are presented and discussed. Suggestions for extaterrestrial energy sources are also indicated. Audience Researchers and graduate students in microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and astrobiology, as well as anyone interested in the search for extraterrestrial life and its technical preparations.

Author : Masaharu Tsuji
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 19,72 MB
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1351611984

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Fungi that inhabit polar-region can grow and decompose organic compounds under subzero temperatures play important roles in the nutrient cycle of polar-region ecosystems. Thus, changes in the mycoflora affect the ecological recycling in these regions, and understanding the cold-adaptation strategies of fungi under extreme environments is critical for a better understanding of polar-region ecosystems. Due to their ability to survive under extreme environments, fungi in polar-region are seen to show potential for utilization in biotechnologies. This book presents our current understanding of the mycoflora in polar-region and their cold adaptation strategies, and applied studies using their abilities.

Author : Laurent Dufossé
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 303842787X

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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Fungal Pigments" that was published in JoF

Author : Masaharu Tsuji
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 43,65 MB
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1351611992

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Fungi that inhabit polar-region can grow and decompose organic compounds under subzero temperatures play important roles in the nutrient cycle of polar-region ecosystems. Thus, changes in the mycoflora affect the ecological recycling in these regions, and understanding the cold-adaptation strategies of fungi under extreme environments is critical for a better understanding of polar-region ecosystems. Due to their ability to survive under extreme environments, fungi in polar-region are seen to show potential for utilization in biotechnologies. This book presents our current understanding of the mycoflora in polar-region and their cold adaptation strategies, and applied studies using their abilities.

Author : David Moore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 2011-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107006767

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Uniquely modern textbook providing a broad, all-round understanding of fungal biology and the biological systems to which fungi contribute.

Author : James G. Bockheim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 331905497X

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This book divides Antarctica into eight ice-free regions and provides information on the soils of each region. Soils have been studied in Antarctica for nearly 100 years. Although only 0.35% (45,000 km2) of Antarctica is ice-free, its weathered, unconsolidated material qualify as “soils”. Soils of Antarctica is richly illustrated with nearly 150 images and provisional maps are provided for several key ice-free areas.

Author : Ricardo Amils Pibernat
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 37,15 MB
Release : 2007-07-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402062850

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This book provides an intriguing look at how life can adapt to many different extreme environments. It addresses the limits for life development and examines different strategies used by organisms to adapt to different extreme environments.