Behaviour of autotrophic protists facing heavy metal challenges: Detoxification mechanisms against heavy metals in different taxa of marine autotrophic protists - Couverture souple

Fantozzi, Laura; Dini, Fernando; Morelli, Elisabetta

 
9783838373553: Behaviour of autotrophic protists facing heavy metal challenges: Detoxification mechanisms against heavy metals in different taxa of marine autotrophic protists
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838373553 ISBN 13 : 9783838373553
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

An important contribution to getting insight into processes of transport, transformation and accumulation of heavy metals in marine ecosystem lies on the understanding of the strategies developed during evolution by aquatic and terrestrial organisms to maintain equilibrated relations with heavy metal ions in the surrounding environment. This book presents a pioneering study on the workings of metal resistance systems in autotrophic protists and on their ecological significance, implementing the knowledge on chemical and biochemical mechanisms that regulate the bioavailability, accumulation and toxicity of heavy metals in the marine environment. The transboundary approach, which combines physical, chemical and biological competences, thus largely strengthening the methodological tools, allows to demonstrate the feasibility of using biochemical responses for the assessment of toxicity in ecosystems and, in particular, to give an important contribution to the understanding of mercury cycling in oceans. The book should be especially useful to anyone else who may be considering the assessment of the marine environment and in particular the study of biogeochemical cycles of heavy metals.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

An important contribution to getting insight into processes of transport, transformation and accumulation of heavy metals in marine ecosystem lies on the understanding of the strategies developed during evolution by aquatic and terrestrial organisms to maintain equilibrated relations with heavy metal ions in the surrounding environment. This book presents a pioneering study on the workings of metal resistance systems in autotrophic protists and on their ecological significance, implementing the knowledge on chemical and biochemical mechanisms that regulate the bioavailability, accumulation and toxicity of heavy metals in the marine environment. The transboundary approach, which combines physical, chemical and biological competences, thus largely strengthening the methodological tools, allows to demonstrate the feasibility of using biochemical responses for the assessment of toxicity in ecosystems and, in particular, to give an important contribution to the understanding of mercury cycling in oceans. The book should be especially useful to anyone else who may be considering the assessment of the marine environment and in particular the study of biogeochemical cycles of heavy metals.

Biographie de l'auteur

Laura Fantozzi received her Ph.D. in Biology of Evolution from University of Pisa in 2009. She works at the CNR-IIA in Rende (CS), Italy. Fernando Dini is full professor of Protistology-Zoology and chairman of the PhD School of Biology at the University of Pisa. Elisabetta Morelli works as a Researcher at the Institute of Biophysics, CNR in Pisa.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838373553
ISBN 13 
9783838373553
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
92
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