Penetration of light into aquatic ecosystems is greatly affected by the absorption and scattering processes that take place within the water. Thus within any water body, the intensity and color of the light field changes greatly with depth and this has a marked influence on both the total productivity of, and the kinds of plant that predominate in, the ecosystem. This study presents an integrated and coherent treatment of the key role of light in aquatic ecosystems. It 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.
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"...an admirable clear account...a monograph which is required reading for all those working on aquatic photosynthesis and productivity." New Phytologist
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"Light and Photosynthesis is a primer: one of the prices of admission to the field. The pages of my copy of the paperback first edition, which appeared in 1983, are dog-eared, soiled, and crumpled from the many consultations over the elapsed decade by my students as well as myself. It has been used for research, for lectures, and also for assigned reading in optical and biological oceanography courses. This edition is 25% longer than the first and contains approximately 80% more references to the primary literature. It is handily mapped with indices to symbols, organisms, water bodies, and subjects. The text is one of a kind--there are no competitors." J. Ramus, BioScience
"This new edition is nicely updated and richly referenced, providing extensive coverage of the physics of light and its capture by plants in the aquatic environment....an invaluable, detailed resource." Choice
"...essential reading for any student in biological oceanography and limnology....The scientific community owes John Kirk a debt of gratitude for laboring so long and with such loving care to produce a textbook that will surely stand as a classic in its field." Paul Falkowski, Quarterly Review of Biology
"...wonderful book. The worth of any library book can be judged by how much it has been signed out. In the first edition of Kirk's book, held in the Rosenstiel School's library, it has been checked out virtually constantly since 1985! I have no doubt that the second edition will see similar usage." William M. Balch, Bulletin of Marine Science
"...an admirable clear account...a monograph which is required reading for all those working on aquatic photosynthesis and productivity." New Phytologist
From reviews of the current edition...
"Light and Photosynthesis is a primer: one of the prices of admission to the field. The pages of my copy of the paperback first edition, which appeared in 1983, are dog-eared, soiled, and crumpled from the many consultations over the elapsed decade by my students as well as myself. It has been used for research, for lectures, and also for assigned reading in optical and biological oceanography courses. This edition is 25% longer than the first and contains approximately 80% more references to the primary literature. It is handily mapped with indices to symbols, organisms, water bodies, and subjects. The text is one of a kind--there are no competitors." J. Ramus, BioScience
"This new edition is nicely updated and richly referenced, providing extensive coverage of the physics of light and its capture by plants in the aquatic environment....an invaluable, detailed resource." Choice
"...essential reading for any student in biological oceanography and limnology....The scientific community owes John Kirk a debt of gratitude for laboring so long and with such loving care to produce a textbook that will surely stand as a classic in its field." Paul Falkowski, Quarterly Review of Biology
"...wonderful book. The worth of any library book can be judged by how much it has been signed out. In the first edition of Kirk's book, held in the Rosenstiel School's library, it has been checked out virtually constantly since 1985! I have no doubt that the second edition will see similar usage." William M. Balch, Bulletin of Marine Science
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Presenting an integrated treatment of the key role of light in aquatic ecosystems, this study ranges from the physics of light transmission within water, through the biochemistry and physiology of aquatic photosynthesis, to dependent underwater ecological relationships.
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The purpose of the first part of this book is to describe and explain the behavior of light in natural waters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
photosynthetic range, upwelling light stream, maximum specific photosynthetic rate, optical water quality, photosynthetic quanta, vertical attenuation coefficient, asymptotic radiance distribution, diffuse backscattering coefficient, absorptance spectrum, photosynthetic waveband, net downward irradiance, particulate colour, underwater light field, volume scattering function, density fluctuation scattering, radiance meter, dissolved colour, downwelling stream, phycoerythrin content, upwelling stream, subsurface value, irradiance reflectance, upwelling flux, scalar irradiance, photosynthetic spectrum Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Monte Carlo, Sargasso Sea, Burrinjuck Dam, New Zealand, North Sea, Nova Scotia, Lake Pend Oreille, San Diego, Gulf Stream, Lake Burley Griffin, Core Complex, Thematic Mapper, Baltic Sea, Lake Tahoe, Sea of Galilee, Steemann Nielsen, Tasman Sea, Adriatic Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Lough Neagh, North Atlantic, Bahama Islands, Batemans Bay, Corin Dam, Green Bay New!
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The purpose of the first part of this book is to describe and explain the behavior of light in natural waters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
photosynthetic range, upwelling light stream, maximum specific photosynthetic rate, optical water quality, photosynthetic quanta, vertical attenuation coefficient, asymptotic radiance distribution, diffuse backscattering coefficient, absorptance spectrum, photosynthetic waveband, net downward irradiance, particulate colour, underwater light field, volume scattering function, density fluctuation scattering, radiance meter, dissolved colour, downwelling stream, phycoerythrin content, upwelling stream, subsurface value, irradiance reflectance, upwelling flux, scalar irradiance, photosynthetic spectrum Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Monte Carlo, Sargasso Sea, Burrinjuck Dam, New Zealand, North Sea, Nova Scotia, Lake Pend Oreille, San Diego, Gulf Stream, Lake Burley Griffin, Core Complex, Thematic Mapper, Baltic Sea, Lake Tahoe, Sea of Galilee, Steemann Nielsen, Tasman Sea, Adriatic Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Lough Neagh, North Atlantic, Bahama Islands, Batemans Bay, Corin Dam, Green Bay New!
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- Pacific Ocean (Oceans and Seas) by Jen Green on page 131, and page 279
- Continental Shelves (Ecosystems of the World) by H. Postma in Back Matter
- Marine Optics (Elsevier Oceanography Series) by N. G. Jerlov in Back Matter
- Fourth European Marine Biology Symposium by D. J. Crisp in Back Matter
- Nova Scotia by Jones on page 415
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- UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems (Comprehensive Series in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences) by European Society for Photobiology on 4 pages
- Principles of Ocean Physics (International Geophysics Series, Vol. 38) by John R. Apel on page 528, page 557, and page 607
- Applied Optics and Opto-electronics 1998, Proceedings of the Applied Optics Divisional Conference of the Institute of Physics, held at Brighton, 16-19 March 1998 (Institute of Physics Conference) by Grattan on page 234, page 244, and page 268
- Growth and Reproductive Strategies of Freshwater Phytoplankton by Craig D. Sandgren on page 385, and page 429
- Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Ecosystem Processes: Science and Management Applications (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing) by Laurie L. Richardson on page 77, and page 276
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