Evolution of Primary Producers of the Sea

By: Andrew H. Knoll, Paul Falkowski

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Hardcover | 15 August 2007

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Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea reference examines how photosynthesis evolved on Earth and how phytoplankton evolved through time - ultimately to permit the evolution of complex life, including human beings. The first of its kind, this book provides thorough coverage of key topics, with contributions by leading experts in biophysics, evolutionary biology, micropaleontology, marine ecology, and biogeochemistry.

This exciting new book is of interest not only to students and researchers in marine science, but also to evolutionary biologists and ecologists interested in understanding the origins and diversification of life. Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea offers these students and researchers an understanding of the molecular evolution, phylogeny, fossil record, and environmental processes that collectively permits us to comprehend the rise of phytoplankton and their impact on Earth's ecology and biogeochemistry. It is certain to become the first and best word on this exhilarating topic.

Discusses the evolution of phytoplankton in the world's oceans as the first living organisms and the first and basic producers in the earths food chain
Includes the latest developments in the evolution and ecology of marine phytoplankton specifically with additional information on marine ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles
The only book to consider of the evolution of phytoplankton and its role in molecular evolution, biogeochemistry, paleontology, and oceanographic aspects
Written at a level suitable for related reading use in courses on the Evolution of the Biosphere, Ecological and Biological oceanography and marine biology, and Biodiversity

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An introduction to primary producers in the sea: Who they are, what they do, and when they evolved
The geological succession of primary producers in the oceans
The Evolutionary transition from anoxygenic to oxygenic photosynthesis
Photosynthesis and the eukaryote tree of life
Eukaryote and mitochondrial origins: two sides of the same coin and too much ado about oxygen
Plastid endosymbiosis: sources and timing of the major events
Evolution of light-harvesting antennas in an oxygen world
Oceanic photochemistry and evolution of elements and co-factors in the early stages of the evolution of life
Life in Triassic oceans: links between Benthic and planktonic recovery and radiation
The origin and evolution of dinoflagellates
The origin and evolution of the diatoms: their adaptation to a planktonic existence
Origin and evolution of coccolithophores: from coastal hunters to oceanic farmers
The origin and early evolution of green plants
Armor: why, when and how
Does phytoplankton cell size matter? The evolution of modern marine food webs
Resource competition and the ecological success of phytoplankton
Biological and geochemical forcings to Phanerozoic change in seawater, atmosphere, and carbonate precipitate composition
Geochemical and biological consequences of phytoplankton evolution
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