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GEOGRAPHY/HABITAT
AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS
-Freshwater: Lakes, rivers, ponds, and streams
-Thrive in warm, still, or slow-moving waters.
-Temperature: Adapt to a wide range of temperatures, from cold polar regions to hot springs.
-Light: Primarily phototrophic, requiring light for photosynthesis; some can live in low-light or shaded environments.
thrive in every aquatic environment in the world
EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
-Hot Springs: Thermophilic cyanobacteria thrive in high-temperature environments.
-Light: Primarily phototrophic, requiring light for photosynthesis; some can live in low-light or shaded environments.
-Has a strong adaptability to UV radiation, heat, salinity, and heavy metals.
-Thrive in conditions with salinity levels exceeding that of seawater (3.5%)
Live in hypersaline water-very salty water
HUMAN ACTIVITIES
FOOD AND NUTRITIONS
-Food for fish
-Supplementary dietary component in poultry feed
-Vitamins and proteins for aquatic organisms
-Cyanobacteria can also supply fungi with food.
Suppliers of nitrogen fertilizer for rice and bean cultivation.
AGRICULTURE
-Biofertilizers: improve soil fertitily
-Soil stabilization: cyanobacteria cover cracks on the soil surfaces to prevent erosion.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
-Educational settings for microbiology, ecology, environmental research.
BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
-Used in the production of biofuels like biodiesel and bioethanol.
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