000 04153nam a22005055i 4500
001 978-94-007-2072-5
003 DE-He213
005 20140220083339.0
007 cr nn 008mamaa
008 110906s2012 ne | s |||| 0|eng d
020 _a9789400720725
_9978-94-007-2072-5
024 7 _a10.1007/978-94-007-2072-5
_2doi
050 4 _aQH540-549.5
072 7 _aPSAF
_2bicssc
072 7 _aSCI020000
_2bisacsh
082 0 4 _a577
_223
100 1 _aSteinberg, Christian E.W.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aStress Ecology
_h[electronic resource] :
_bEnvironmental Stress as Ecological Driving Force and Key Player in Evolution /
_cby Christian E.W. Steinberg.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2012.
300 _aXII, 480p. 203 illus., 111 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
_bPDF
_2rda
505 0 _aWhy a small worm is not crazy (Introduction).-Activation of oxygen: Multipurpose tool.-Defense means against pathogens and parasites: Reactive oxygen species -- Arms race between plants and animals: Biotransformation system -- Heat shock proteins: The minimal, but universal, stress proteome -- Heavy metals: Defense and ecological utilization -- The potential of stress response: Ecological transcriptomics -- Not all is in the genes: microRNAs, transgenerational effects, and epigenetics -- The actual response: Ecological proteomics and metabolomics -- Whatever doesn’t kill you might make you stronger: Hormesis -- Multiple stressors as environmental realism: Synergism or antagonism -- One stressor prepares for the next one to come: Cross-tolerance.-Longevity: Risky shift in population structure? -- Footprints of stress in communities.-Environmental stresses: Ecological driving forces and key player in evolution.-References.-Appendices,-Abbreviations and Glossary,-Index.
520 _aNot all stress is stressful; instead, it appears that stress in the environment, below the mutation threshold, is essential for many subtle manifestations of population structures and biodiversity, and has played a substantial role in the evolution of life.  Intrigued by the behavior of laboratory animals that contradicted our current understanding of stress, the author and his group studied the beneficial effects of stress on animals and plants. The seemingly “crazy” animals demonstrated that several stress paradigms are outdated and have to be reconsidered. The book describes the general stress responses in microorganisms, plants, and animals to abiotic and biotic, to natural and anthropogenic stressors. These stress responses include the activation of oxygen, the biotransformation system,  the stress proteins, and the metal-binding proteins. The potential of stress response lies in the transcription of genes, whereas the actual response is manifested by proteins and metabolites. Yet, not all stress responses are in the genes: micro-RNAs and epigenetics play central roles. Multiple stressors, such as environmental realism, do not always act additively; they may even diminish one another. Furthermore, one stressor often prepares the subject for the next one to come and may produce extended lifespans and increased offspring numbers, thus causing shifts in population structures. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the ecological and evolutionary effects of stress.
650 0 _aLife sciences.
650 0 _aEcology.
650 0 _aAnimal ecology.
650 0 _aAquatic biology.
650 0 _aMolecular ecology.
650 0 _aPlant Ecology.
650 1 4 _aLife Sciences.
650 2 4 _aEcology.
650 2 4 _aAnimal Ecology.
650 2 4 _aFreshwater & Marine Ecology.
650 2 4 _aMolecular Ecology.
650 2 4 _aPlant Ecology.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9789400720718
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2072-5
912 _aZDB-2-SBL
999 _c104375
_d104375