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Foreword by the Guest Editor

Foreword by the Guest Editor This special issue of the Israel Journal of Plant Sciences devoted to advances in algal research emphasizes the dynamic development and diversity of the field at the present time, particularly the breadth and quality of algal studies taking place in Israel. The paper by Sukenik eta!. shows the hierarchical control of photosynthetic characteristics from a mutation in the DNA via its expression in membrane lipid fluidity. Pick deals with the unique biochemistry and physiology ofthe Dead Sea extreme halophilic alga Dunaliella salina, and other congeneric extremophile species. Beer analyzes the sources of inorganic carbon in seaweeds in nature, and Israel and Friedlander underscore how critical the supply of C0 is as a factor limiting growth in macroalgal mass culture. Fisher eta!. describe the application of computerized image analysis to the quantitative study of the ultrastructure of microalgae, while Berner and Sukenik show the power of this method in the case of photoacclimation. The paper by Berman et a!. surveys long-term changes in the algal flora of Lake Kinneret, and Sukenik et a!. study the toxins in Aphanizomenonflos aqua, a potentially harmful cyanobacterium recently found proliferating in the Lake. Pollingher et a!. follow the changes in the algal flora of the Hula, from the time of its natural condition, through the extant, much­ reduced, man-managed Hula Reserve. Lundberg and Olsvig-Whittaker, Einav et a!., and Einav add new insights and observations to the Mediterranean seaweed flora of Israel, a hitherto neglected research field. Perelman eta!. and Cohen and Arad deal with algal products of great biotechnological potential being devel­ oped in Israel, natural antioxidants and phycocolloids, respectively. The papers in the present issue might have been grouped in any number of different ways, underscoring the novel ways in which all tools of biology are combined in solving problems stemming from fields as diverse as ecology, toxicology, and biotechnology. Zvy Dubinsky Department of Life Sciences Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan, Israel http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Israel Journal of Plant Sciences Brill

Foreword by the Guest Editor

Dubinsky, Zvy
Israel Journal of Plant Sciences , Volume 46 (2): 1 – May 13, 1998
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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0792-9978
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10.1080/07929978.1998.10676711
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This special issue of the Israel Journal of Plant Sciences devoted to advances in algal research emphasizes the dynamic development and diversity of the field at the present time, particularly the breadth and quality of algal studies taking place in Israel. The paper by Sukenik eta!. shows the hierarchical control of photosynthetic characteristics from a mutation in the DNA via its expression in membrane lipid fluidity. Pick deals with the unique biochemistry and physiology ofthe Dead Sea extreme halophilic alga Dunaliella salina, and other congeneric extremophile species. Beer analyzes the sources of inorganic carbon in seaweeds in nature, and Israel and Friedlander underscore how critical the supply of C0 is as a factor limiting growth in macroalgal mass culture. Fisher eta!. describe the application of computerized image analysis to the quantitative study of the ultrastructure of microalgae, while Berner and Sukenik show the power of this method in the case of photoacclimation. The paper by Berman et a!. surveys long-term changes in the algal flora of Lake Kinneret, and Sukenik et a!. study the toxins in Aphanizomenonflos aqua, a potentially harmful cyanobacterium recently found proliferating in the Lake. Pollingher et a!. follow the changes in the algal flora of the Hula, from the time of its natural condition, through the extant, much­ reduced, man-managed Hula Reserve. Lundberg and Olsvig-Whittaker, Einav et a!., and Einav add new insights and observations to the Mediterranean seaweed flora of Israel, a hitherto neglected research field. Perelman eta!. and Cohen and Arad deal with algal products of great biotechnological potential being devel­ oped in Israel, natural antioxidants and phycocolloids, respectively. The papers in the present issue might have been grouped in any number of different ways, underscoring the novel ways in which all tools of biology are combined in solving problems stemming from fields as diverse as ecology, toxicology, and biotechnology. Zvy Dubinsky Department of Life Sciences Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan, Israel

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