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Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems / John T.O. Kirk.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 509 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511623370 (ebook)
Other title:
  • Light & Photosynthesis in Aquatic Ecosystems
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 574.5/263 20
LOC classification:
  • QK882 .K53 1994
Online resources: Summary: 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.
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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.

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