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OverviewFrom icy poles to arid deserts, boiling pools to the depths of the sea, this exciting new work studies the remarkable life forms that have made these inhospitable environments their home. The ecological, biological and biogeochemical challenges that higher-level plants and animals, microorganisms and viruses face are detailed, and the unifying themes found between environments discussed. A fascinating and comprehensive resource for researchers and students, this book is packed with colour figures and photos showcasing the most extreme environments and the organisms that have adapted to live in them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Terry Callaghan , Elanor Bell (Australian Marine Mammal Centre, Australia) , David Barnes , Peter ConveyPublisher: CABI Publishing Imprint: CABI Publishing Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 1.600kg ISBN: 9781845938147ISBN 10: 1845938143 Pages: 576 Publication Date: 22 March 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents1: What are extreme environments and what lives in them? 2: Past extremes 3: Polar marine ecosystems 4: Sea ice 5: Polar terrestrial environments 6: Polar freshwaters: high altitude and latitude lakes 7: Subglacial lakes 8: Cold alpine regions 9: Glacier surface habitats 10: Polar deserts 11: Hot desert environments 12: Terrestrial hydrothermal environments 13: Deep-sea hydrothermal vents 14: High hydrostatic pressure environments 15: Deep sea 16: Caves and karst environments 17: The deep biosphere: deep subterranean and subseafloor habitats 18: Acidic environments 19: Life in alkaline environments and alkaliphiles 20: Hypersaline environments and halophiles 21: Hypoxic environments 22: High ultraviolet radiation environments 23: Life in a changing climate 24: Anthropogenic extreme environments 25: Biotechnological applications of extremophiles: promise and prospects 26: Extreme environments on Earth as analogues for life on other planets: astrobiology 27: Concluding remarksReviewsThis book is highly informative and well-structured. Rather than considering extremophiles in a vacuum (although astrobiology does get a mention!), the emphasis is on integrating the biology of extremophiles with the properties of their natural habitats to arrive at a more holistic outlook. Each chapter covers a different group of 'extreme' habitats, and is authored by a blend of both younger and well-established scientists, nearly 70 contributors in total, lending a range of perspectives on the topic at hand. The diversity of life dwelling in extreme habitats discussed is equally inclusive, ranging from viruses through tardigrades to tubeworms, but there is much to appeal to a microbial purist. The book is comprehensively illustrated throughout, and written in a manner which is accessible to interested undergraduate or obsessive researcher alike. This is an exciting time to be a microbiologist interested in extreme environments, and this book does well to summarise the key developments in the field. This book is highly informative and well-structured. Rather than considering extremophiles in a vacuum (although astrobiology does get a mention!), the emphasis is on integrating the biology of extremophiles with the properties of their natural habitats to arrive at a more holistic outlook. Each chapter covers a different group of 'extreme' habitats, and is authored by a blend of both younger and well-established scientists, nearly 70 contributors in total, lending a range of perspectives on the topic at hand. The diversity of life dwelling in extreme habitats discussed is equally inclusive, ranging from viruses through tardigrades to tubeworms, but there is much to appeal to a microbial purist. The book is comprehensively illustrated throughout, and written in a manner which is accessible to interested undergraduate or obsessive researcher alike. This is an exciting time to be a microbiologist interested in extreme environments, and this book does well to summarise the key developments in the field. --Arwyn Edwards, Aberystwyth University -This book is highly informative and well-structured. Rather than considering extremophiles in a vacuum (although astrobiology does get a mention!), the emphasis is on integrating the biology of extremophiles with the properties of their natural habitats to arrive at a more holistic outlook. Each chapter covers a different group of 'extreme' habitats, and is authored by a blend of both younger and well-established scientists, nearly 70 contributors in total, lending a range of perspectives on the topic at hand. The diversity of life dwelling in extreme habitats discussed is equally inclusive, ranging from viruses through tardigrades to tubeworms, but there is much to appeal to a microbial purist. The book is comprehensively illustrated throughout, and written in a manner which is accessible to interested undergraduate or obsessive researcher alike. This is an exciting time to be a microbiologist interested in extreme environments, and this book does well to summarise the key developments in the field.---Arwyn Edwards, Aberystwyth University Author InformationElanor Bell completed a PhD in 1998 having studied the microbial ecology of Antarctic saline lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Eastern Antarctica. She went on to hold postdoctoral positions at McGill University, Canada, and Potsdam University, Germany, before becoming a lecturer in Marine Microbial Ecology and Marine Conservation at The Scottish Association for Marine Science/ University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. She has wintered twice in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, spent an extended season in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica and several seasons in the Arctic. Elanor has recently moved to Tasmania, Australia with her two young children and partner. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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