Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Basic characteristics of the algae; Part II. The Procaryotic Algae: 2. Cyanobacteria; Part III. Evolution of the Chloroplast: 3. Glaucophyta; 4. Rhodophyta; 5. Chlorophyts; Part IV. Evolution of One Membrane of Chloroplast Endoplasmic Reticulum: 6. Euglenophyta; 7. Dinophyta; Part V. Evolution of Two Membranes of Chloroplast Endoplasmic Reticulum: 8. Cryptophyta; 9. Heterokontophyta, Chrysophyceae; 10. Heterokontophyta, Synurophyceae; 11. Heterokontophyta, Dictyochophyceae; 12. Heterokontophyta, Pelagophyceae; 13. Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae; 14. Heterokontophyta, Raphidophyceae; 15. Heterokontophyta, Xanthophyceae; 16. Heterokontophyta, Eustigmatophyceae; 17. Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae; 18. Prymnesiophyta; Glossary.

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Classic introductory textbook and basic reference on modern concepts in the study of algae.

About the Author

Robert Edward Lee was educated at Cornell University (BS, 1960–64) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Ph.D., 1966–71) and served as a Platoon leader in the US Army First Infantry Division (1964–66). He was Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (1971–77), Associate Professor at Shiraz (Pahlavi) University, Shiraz, Iran (1977–79), Fellow of Schepens Eye Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston (1979–81) and is currently Coordinator of Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University, a post he has held since 1981.

Reviews

' … a welcome addition to the field of phycology and a very readable review of many aspects of this diverse discipline.' Bulletin of Marine Science

' … an outstanding introductory text'. BioScience

' … an excellent introduction to general phycology'. Choice

'I recommend this book as good value for money for marine biologists and ecologists.' J. A. Raven, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

' … an excellent introduction and overview on the different groups of algae, their differences in morphology, physiology, life cycles, ecology and systematics. In addition, it is a valuable reference on the modern concepts in the study of algae. Thus, this book is of great value to students but also to scientists who want to grow and work with algae.' Journal of Plant Physiology