UID:
almahu_9949697620002882
Format:
1 online resource (153 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
1-281-77214-3
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9786611772147
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0-08-087049-X
Series Statement:
Elsevier oceanography series ; 13
Note:
Front Cover; Marine Photosynthesis: With Special Emphasis on the Ecological Aspects; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION - PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE IN THE SEA; Our globe before the evolution of photosynthesis; The start of photosynthesis; CHAPTER 2. THE PROCESS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS; Historical note; Two kinds of processes in photosynthesis; The photochemical processes; The electron transport; The pigments active in photosynthesis; The path of carbon in photosynthesis; CHAPTER 3. UNDERWATER DAYLIGHT; Introduction; Instrumentation
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The incident light reaching the surface of the sea; Underwater light; Optical types of seawater; The photic zone; Secchi-disc transparency; CHAPTER 4. THE UNITS TO BE USED FOR THE IRRADIANCE IN MARINE PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CHAPTER 5. THE VARIOUS TYPES OF VEGETATION IN THE SEA; Introduction; Phytoplankton; Micropleuston; Macro pleuston; Microbenthos; Macrobenthos; CHAPTER 6. THE PIGMENTS FOUND IN THE VARIOUS TAXONOMIC GROUPS OF PLANTS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS; Introduction; Green algae; Diatoms and dinoflagellates; Brown algae; Red algae; Blue-green algae; Higher plants
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Photosynthetic bacteria; Ecological consequences; CHAPTER 7. THE UPTAKE OF CO2 AND HCO3- DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS; The carbon dioxide system; The uptake of the C-source by the marine plants; The mechanism of HCO3--uptake and utilization; Salinity and the uptake of carbon; CHAPTER 8. THE INTERACTION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS WITH THE OTHER PROCESSES TAKING PLACE IN PLANTS - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO RESPIRATION; Introduction; Respiration in the dark; Photorespiration; Extracellular products during photosynthesis; CHAPTER 9. THE RATE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AS A FUNCTION OF IRRADIANCE; Introduction
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Photosynthesis curves; Chlorophyll concentration and rate of photosynthesis at low irradiances; Light saturation and decrease of photosynthesis at strong irradiance; Diurnal variations in photosynthetic activity; The influence of day length; The influence of ultraviolet light; The effect of polarized light; CHAPTER 10. PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION TO IRRADIANCE; Introduction; The importance of adaptation for the economy of the planktonic algae; Temporary changes when adapting to a new irradiance; The time course in the adaptation to a new irradiance; The adaptation in benthic algae
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Chromatic adaptation; CHAPTER 11. PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION TO TEMPERATURE; Plankton algae; The time course in the adaptation to a new temperature; Adaptation and content of protein; Macrobenthic algae; CHAPTER 12. THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE RATE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN MARINE PLANTS; Introduction; Methods for measuring phytoplankton production; Methods for measuring benthic microalgal production; Methods for measuring the production of aquatic macrophytes; CHAPTER 13. THE UTILIZATION OF SUBMARINE LIGHT FOR PHOTO- SYNTHESIS; Introduction; The influence of the submarine light; The influence of the hydrographic conditions on the light conditions
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-41320-0
Language:
English
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