This volume contains studies on the evolution and function of lightweight constructions of
planktonic and other organisms and examples of how they can be used to create new solutions
for radical innovations of lightweight constructions for technological application. The
principles and underlying processes responsible for evolution and biodiversity of marine
plankton organisms are highly relevant and largely unresolved issues in the field of marine
science. Amongst the most promising objects for the study of evolution of stable lightweight
constructions are marine organisms such as diatoms or radiolarians. Research in these fields
requires interdisciplinary expertises such as in evolutionary modelling paleontology
lightweight optimization functional morphology and marine ecology. Considerable effort and
expert knowledge in production engineering or lightweight optimization is necessary to transfer
knowledge on biogenic structures and evolutionary principles into new lightweight solutions.
This book show methods and examples of how this can be achieved efficiently.
