Light & photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems
"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 compositio...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press ,
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Concepts of hydrologic optics
- 2. Incident solar radiation
- 3. Absorption of light within the aquatic medium
- 4. Scattering of light within the aquatic medium
- 5. Characterizing the underwater light field
- 6. The nature of the underwater light field
- 7. Remote sensing of the aquatic environment
- 8. The photosynthetic apparatus of aquatic plants
- 9. Light capture by aquatic plants
- 10. Photosynthesis as a function of the incident light
- 11. Photosynthesis in the aquatic environment
- 12. Ecological strategies