Algae : an introduction to phycology / C. van den Hoek, D.G. Mann, and H.M. Jahns. Algen. English Hoek, C. van den (Christiaan) Mann, D. G. Jahns, Hans Martin. Algology. Algae. QK566 .H6413 1994 579.8 HOA "First published 1995"--T.p. verso. "Published in an abridged German edition by George Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart as Algen, c1978, 1993"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Algae are ubiquitous. A multitude of species, ranging from microscopic unicells to gigantic kelps, inhabit the world's oceans, freshwaters, soils, rocks and trees. To understand the basic role of algae in the global ecosystem, a reliable and modern introduction to their kaleidoscopic diversity, systematics and phylogeny is indispensable. This volume provides such an introduction. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1995. c1995. 1995 Text xiv, 623 p. : eng eng ger