Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems /
Kirk, John T. O. 1935-
Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems / Light & Photosynthesis in Aquatic Ecosystems John T.O. Kirk. - Second edition. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994. - 1 online resource (xvi, 509 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Penetration of light into aquatic ecosystems is greatly affected by the absorption and scattering processes that take place within the water. Thus within any water body, the intensity and colour of the light field changes greatly with depth and this has a marked influence on both the total productivity of, and the kinds of plant that predominate in, the ecosystem. This study presents an integrated and coherent treatment of the key role of light in aquatic ecosystems. It ranges from the physics of light transmission within water, through the biochemistry and physiology of aquatic photosynthesis, to the ecological relationships which depend on the underwater light climate.
9780511623370 (ebook)
Photosynthesis.
Plants--Effect of underwater light on.
Aquatic plants--Ecophysiology.
Underwater light.
QK882 / .K53 1994
574.5/263
Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems / Light & Photosynthesis in Aquatic Ecosystems John T.O. Kirk. - Second edition. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994. - 1 online resource (xvi, 509 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Penetration of light into aquatic ecosystems is greatly affected by the absorption and scattering processes that take place within the water. Thus within any water body, the intensity and colour of the light field changes greatly with depth and this has a marked influence on both the total productivity of, and the kinds of plant that predominate in, the ecosystem. This study presents an integrated and coherent treatment of the key role of light in aquatic ecosystems. It ranges from the physics of light transmission within water, through the biochemistry and physiology of aquatic photosynthesis, to the ecological relationships which depend on the underwater light climate.
9780511623370 (ebook)
Photosynthesis.
Plants--Effect of underwater light on.
Aquatic plants--Ecophysiology.
Underwater light.
QK882 / .K53 1994
574.5/263