Light and Photosynthesis in Aquatic Ecosystems

Light and Photosynthesis in Aquatic Ecosystems
ISBN-10
1139493914
ISBN-13
9781139493918
Category
Nature
Language
English
Published
2010-12-23
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
John T. O. Kirk

Description

Beginning systematically with the fundamentals, the fully-updated third edition of this popular graduate textbook provides an understanding of all the essential elements of marine optics. It explains the key role of light as a major factor in determining the operation and biological composition of aquatic ecosystems, and its scope ranges from the physics of light transmission within water, through the biochemistry and physiology of aquatic photosynthesis, to the ecological relationships that depend on the underwater light climate. This book also provides a valuable introduction to the remote sensing of the ocean from space, which is now recognized to be of great environmental significance due to its direct relevance to global warming. An important resource for graduate courses on marine optics, aquatic photosynthesis, or ocean remote sensing; and for aquatic scientists, both oceanographers and limnologists.

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