Photosynthesis in the marine environment / Sven Beer, Mats Björk, and John Beardall ; cover design by Steve Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beer, Sven, 1949- author.

Björk, Mats, author.

Beardall, John, author.

Contributor:

Thompson, Steve, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photosynthesis.

Plants--Effect of underwater light on.

Plants.

Aquatic plants--Ecophysiology.

Aquatic plants.

Underwater light.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Summary:

""Marine photosynthesis provides for at least half of the primary production worldwide..."" Photosynthesis in the Marine Environment constitutes a comprehensive explanation of photosynthetic processes as related to the special environment in which marine plants live. The first part of the book introduces the different photosynthesising organisms of the various marine habitats: the phytoplankton (both cyanobacteria and eukaryotes) in open waters, and macroalgae, marine angiosperms and photosymbiont-containing invertebrates in those benthic environments where there is enough light f

Contents:

Photosynthesis in the Marine Environment; Photosynthesis in theMarine Environment; Contents; About the authors; Contributing authors; Preface; About the companion website; Part I Plants and the Oceans; Introduction; Chapter 1 The evolution of photosynthetic organisms in the oceans; Chapter 2 The different groups of marine plants; 2.1 Cyanobacteria; 2.2 Eukaryotic microalgae; 2.3 Photosymbionts; 2.4 Macroalgae; 2.4.1 The green algae; 2.4.2 The brown algae; 2.4.3 The red algae; 2.5 Seagrasses; Chapter 3 Seawater as a medium for photosynthesis and plant growth; 3.1 Light; 3.2 Inorganic carbon

3.2.1 pH3.3 Other abiotic factors; 3.3.1 Salinity; 3.3.2 Nutrients; 3.3.3 Temperature; 3.3.4 Water velocities; Summary notes of Part I; Part II Mechanisms of Photosynthesis, and Carbon Acquisition in Marine Plants; Introduction to Part II; Chapter 4 Harvesting of light in marine plants: The photosynthetic pigments; 4.1 Chlorophylls; 4.2 Carotenoids; 4.3 Phycobilins; Chapter 5 Light reactions; 5.1 Photochemistry: excitation, de-excitation, energy transfer and primary electron transfer; 5.2 Electron transport; 5.3 ATP formation; 5.4 Alternative pathways of electron flow

Chapter 6 Photosynthetic CO2-fixation and -reduction6.1 The Calvin Cycle; 6.2 CO2-concentrating mechanisms; Chapter 7 Acquisition of carbon in marine plants; 7.1 Cyanobacteria and microalgae; 7.1.1 Cyanobacteria; 7.1.2 Eukaryotic microalgae; 7.2 Photosymbionts; 7.3 Macroalgae; 7.3.1 Use of HCO3; 7.3.2 Mechanisms of HCO3- use; 7.3.3 Rubisco and macroalgal photosynthesis: The need for a CO2 concentrating mechanism; 7.4 Seagrasses; 7.4.1 Use of HCO3-; 7.4.2 Mechanisms of HCO3-use; 7.5 Calcification and photosynthesis; Summary notes of Part II

Chapter 9 Photosynthetic responses, acclimations and adaptations to light9.1 Responses of high and low-light plants to irradiance; 9.2 Light responses of cyanobacteria and microalgae; 9.3 Light effects on photosymbionts; 9.4 Adaptations of Carbon acquisition mechanisms to light; 9.5 Acclimations of seagrasses to high and low irradiances; Chapter 10 Photosynthetic acclimations and adaptations to stress in the intertidal; 10.1 Adaptations of macrophytes to desiccation; 10.1.1 The ever-tolerant Ulva; 10.1.2 The intertidal Fucus; 10.1.3 The extremely tolerant Porphyra

10.1.4 Acclimations of seagrasses to desiccation (or not)

Notes:

"Free companion website"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-80344-2

OCLC:

874321813