{"product_id":"9780128013236","title":"Periphyton: Functions and Application in Environmental Remediation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeriphyton: Functions and Application in Environmental Remediation\u003c\/i\u003e presents a systematic overview of a wide variety of periphyton functions and applications in environmental remediation, providing readers with an understanding of the biological\/ecological features of periphyton, the methodology of their study, and their application in environmental conservation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith increases in environmental stress, anthropogenic impacts, and the global decline in biodiversity, there is a pressing need for methods to assess and improve environmental quality that are rapid, reliable, and cost-effective. Periphyton is an important component of benthic communities and plays a crucial role in the functioning of microbial food webs. Because of a number of advantages, such as a short lifecycle, relative immobility, more rapid responses to environmental stress and anthropogenic impact than any metazoa, ease of sampling, availability of taxonomic\/molecular identification, and standardized methodologies for temporal\/spatial comparisons, there has, in recent decades, been an increased interest in periphyton as a tool in biological conservation in aquatic ecosystems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents case studies that help readers implement similar ecological designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on the function of periphyton in remediating destructed ecosystems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides readers with an understanding of periphyton in practice, especially the value of periphyton in enhancing environmental and ecosystem qualities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the role of periphyton in purifying water and its effect on abiotic elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119521710320,"sku":"9780128013236","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780128013236_p0.jpg?v=1763639265","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780128013236","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}