Aquatic Photosynthesis
eBook - PDF

Aquatic Photosynthesis

Second Edition

  1. 488 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Aquatic Photosynthesis

Second Edition

About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access Aquatic Photosynthesis by Paul G. Falkowski,John A. Raven in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Biochemistry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to the Second Edition
  7. Preface to the First Edition
  8. 1 An Introduction to Photosynthesis in Aquatic Systems
  9. 2 Light Absorption and Energy Transfer in the Photosynthetic Apparatus
  10. 3 The Photosynthetic Light Reactions
  11. 4 Photosynthetic Electron Transport and Photophosphorylation
  12. 5 Carbon Acquisition and Assimilation
  13. 6 The Molecular Structure of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
  14. 7 Photosynthesis in Continuous Light
  15. 8 Making Cells
  16. 9 Photosynthesis and Primary Production in Nature
  17. 10 Aquatic Photosynthesis in Biogeochemical Cycles
  18. References
  19. Index