Overview
unique, topical, multi-level, interdisciplinary coverage of Cnidaria
the reader through the earliest evolution of the taxon and the ramification of
Explores the Cnidaria genesis, evolution and systematics, its zoogeography, calcification, reproduction, symbiosis, photobiology, and global climate change, and gives insight in its immune system, medical aspects
Looks at the molecular and genomic make-up; ecology and physiology; use in jewelry; invasion of human imagination in art and myth
Bridges artificial schism between science, arts and Humanities
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Table of contents (51 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Genesis, Evolution, and Systematics
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Calcification
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Reproduction and Population Ecology
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Keywords
- Actiniaria
- Anthozoans
- Ceriantharia
- Cnidaria evolution, systematics, zoogeography
- Cnidarian envenomations, immunity
- Coral calcification
- Ediacaran system
- Hydrozoa
- Mythology (Medusa, Hydra, Perseus)
- Oceanic geochemistry
- Population ecology
- Scleractinia
- Stable isotope
- Symbiosis
- marine and freshwater sciences
- Model invertebrates
About this book
This volume presents a broad panorama of the current status of research of invertebrate animals considered belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, such as hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, and coral. In this book the Cnidarians are traced from the Earth’s primordial oceans, to their response to the warming and acidifying oceans. Due to the role of corals in the carbon and calcium cycles, various aspects of cnidarian calcification are discussed. The relation of the Cnidaria with Mankind is approached, in accordance with the Editors’ philosophy of bridging the artificial schism between science, arts and Humanities. Cnidarians' encounters with humans result in a broad spectrum of medical emergencies that are reviewed. The final section of the volume is devoted to the role of Hydra and Medusa in mythology and art.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Stefano Goffredo is consolidating his career. His scientific initiative promises to lead marine biology towards integrative interdisciplinary syntheses. By extensive collaborations with leaders in different fields, such as physics, chemistry, computational science and photobiology SG developed multidisciplinary methodologies attacking the questions identified by his field studies with novel laboratory tools. In his research, SG has developed original aspects in the interpretation of growth and population data, population dynamics, reproductive biology and conservation monitoring. Recently, he has expanded his interests to the biomineralization in relation to environmental parameters.
Prof. Emeritus Zvy Dubinsky of the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences studies the response of the photosynthetic apparatus of microalgae to the intensity and spectral composition of underwater irradiance and nutrient concentration. Dubinsky and his team focus on three systems – Phytoplankton in the Red Sea, the Mediterranean and Lake Kinneret; Zooxanthellae living as endosymbionts in reef building corals; and algal mass cultures for the production of biodiesel and fine chemicals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Cnidaria, Past, Present and Future
Book Subtitle: The world of Medusa and her sisters
Editors: Stefano Goffredo, Zvy Dubinsky
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31305-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31303-0Published: 21 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81009-6Published: 12 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31305-4Published: 07 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 855
Number of Illustrations: 106 b/w illustrations, 182 illustrations in colour
Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Invertebrates, Animal Ecology, Oceanography