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Hypersaline environments are the principal habitats of petroleum deposition. They are also of intense evolutionary and ecological interest. This book presents a cross-disciplinary examination of the variety of halophilic microorganisms and their roles in modifying the ecology and geochemistry of hypersaline environments. The book also covers in detail the various inland and coastal habitats where halophilic microorganisms thrive. Geographically, hypersaline environments extend from the tropics to the poles, and from the terrestrial to the submarine. Organisms capable of living in such environments have faced unique evolutionary challenges.

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Author:   Barbara J. Javor
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.517kg
ISBN:  

9783642743726

ISBN 10:   3642743722
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   21 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Geology and Chemistry.- 2 Biology.- 3 The Effects of Dissolved Organic Carbon on Evaporite Minerals.- 4 The Fate of Carbon and Sulfur in Evaporite Environments.- 5 Halophilic and Halotolerant Non-Phototrophic Eubacteria.- 6 Halophilic Archaebacteria.- 7 Phototrophic Bacteria.- 8 Cyanobacteria.- 9 Dunaliella and Other Halophilic, Eucaryotic Algae.- 10 Protozoa.- 11 Yeasts and Fungi.- 12 Deep Sea Hypersaline Basins.- 13 Solar Salterns.- 14 Solar Lake.- 15 Gavish Sabkha and Other Hypersaline Marine Sabkhas, Pools, and Lagoons.- 16 Antarctic Lakes.- 17 Lake Eyre and Other Temperate Lakes.- 18 Great Salt Lake.- 19 Dead Sea.- 20 Hypersaline, Alkaline Lakes.

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