Aquatic Photosynthesis

Paul G. Falkowski, John A. Raven

484 pages, parution le 02/04/2007

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Résumé

Aquatic Photosynthesis is a comprehensive guide to understanding the evolution and ecology of photosynthesis in aquatic environments. This second edition, thoroughly revised to bring it up to date, describes how one of the most fundamental metabolic processes evolved and transformed the surface chemistry of the Earth. The book focuses on recent biochemical and biophysical advances and the molecular biological techniques that have made them possible.

In ten chapters that are self-contained but that build upon information presented earlier, the book starts with a reductionist, biophysical description of the photosynthetic reactions. It then moves through biochemical and molecular biological patterns in aquatic photoautotrophs, physiological and ecological principles, and global biogeochemical cycles. The book considers applications to ecology, and refers to historical developments. It can be used as a primary text in a lecture course, or as a supplemental text in a survey course such as biological oceanography, limnology, or biogeochemistry.

L'auteur - Paul G. Falkowski

Paul G. Falkowski is Board of Governors Professor in Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and the Department of Geological Sciences at Rutgers University. He has published numerous articles in Science, Nature, and Scientific American.

L'auteur - John A. Raven

John A. Raven is Boyd Baxter Professor of Biology at the University of Dundee, Scotland. His books include Energetics and Transport in Aquatic Plants.

Sommaire

An Introduction to Photosynthesis in Aquatic Systems
Light Absorption and Energy Transfer in the Photosynthetic Apparatus
The Photosynthetic Light Reactions
Photosynthetic Electron Transport and Photophosphorylation
Carbon Acquisition and Assimilation
The Molecular Structure of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
Photosynthesis in Continuous Light
Making Cells
Photosynthesis and Primary Production in Nature
Aquatic Photosynthesis in Biogeochemical Cycles

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Éditeur(s)	Princeton University Press
Auteur(s)	Paul G. Falkowski, John A. Raven
Parution	02/04/2007
Nb. de pages	484
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1034g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780691115511
ISBN13	978-0-691-11551-1