Aquatic Photosynthesis [Paperback]

Paul Falkowski (Author), Falkowski (Author), John Raven (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0865423873 | ISBN-13: 978-0865423879 | Publication Date: January 1996

This short textbook will provide students in the botanical and aquatic sciences with a conceptual framework for understanding the processes of photosynthesis in aquatic environments. The authors describe the biochemical and biophysical advances of recent years and the molecular biological techniques that have made

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Despite the ubiquity and critical importance of this topic to the study of aquatic ecology, there are very few books dedicated primarily to aquatic photosynthesis, and none cover the subject matter with comparable elegance or continuity from the molecule to the ecosystem as does this one, authored by two of the leading researchers in the subject.... [I]t is a pleasure to have this important volume back in print after a hiatus of several years. No other text covers the subject as lucidly or completely as this one, and that makes it an extremely valuable pedagogical reference. It will be a welcome addition to any library or personal collection. -- Richard C. Zimmerman, Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin



Indeed a magnificent book that will, perhaps, be welcomed as one of the best and the most useful ones for all biologists and oceanographers. . . . No other text covers the subject as lucidly or completely as this one, and that makes it an extremely valuable pedagogical reference. It will be a welcome addition to any library or personal collection. -- Richard C. Zimmerman, Current Engineering Practice
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"Aquatic Photosynthesis is an excellent reference text for undergraduate-level courses and is a good text for specialist courses (advanced undergraduate and postgraduate). Everyone who works on aquatic photosynthesis should own this text and most people entering the field at the postgraduate or professional level will purchase it."--Richard J. Geider, University of Essex

"It's a great book. It will be very useful for all biologists and oceanographers."--Govindjee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865423873
• ISBN-13: 978-0865423879
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,626,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars photosynthesis from the subatomic to the global level, December 3, 1998

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This review is from: Aquatic Photosynthesis (Paperback)

This is an extremely interesting and useful book for anyone working with or needing knowledge of photosynthesis in algae and other aquatic plants. The emphasis on biophysics in the first few chapters sheds a whole new light on the processes of photosynthesis at the most basic level. The information is general and does not give extensive citations to current scientific work, but rather focuses on the historical research leading to current understanding of photosynthesis.

My one criticism so far is with the number of errors, typographical and other, in some of the graphs and figures, making it quite hard to figure out just what is what. Hopefully there will be a revised edition which will correct these.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aquatic Photosynthesis, April 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Aquatic Photosynthesis (Paperback)

This definitive text on aquatic photosynthesis reads like a good novel. It takes the reader on a scientific adventure through the fundamentals of light absorption and the biophysics of the light reactions all the way to the biogeochemistry and evolution. Interspersed throughout the book are particularly interesting anecdotes about everything from the molecular clock to hole burning. A scientific tour de force!