Phytoplankton productivity carbon assimilation in marine and freshwater ecosystems /
This exciting work summarizes the development, present state and future of broad topics in both freshwater and marine plankton productivity, which is the cornerstone for all aquatic ecosystems. All major topics important to the area are covered both from a marine and freshwater standpoint.
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470995204 |
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This exciting work summarizes the development, present state and future of broad topics in both freshwater and marine plankton productivity, which is the cornerstone for all aquatic ecosystems. All major topics important to the area are covered both from a marine and freshwater standpoint. |
Carrier Form: | xiv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470995204 0470995203 9781405150934 1405150939 |
Index Number: | QK933 |
CLC: | Q948.891 |
Contents: | Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 A Biography of Einer Steemann Nielsen: the Man and his Science; Chapter 2 History of the Study of Plankton Productivity; Chapter 3 Physiology and Biochemistry of Photosynthesis and Algal Carbon Acquisition; Chapter 4 Approaches to the Measurement of Plankton Production; Chapter 5 Supply and Uptake of Inorganic Nutrients; Chapter 6 Variability of Plankton and Plankton Processes on the Mesoscale; Chapter 7 Assessment of Primary Production at the Global Scale; Chapter 8 On the Interannual Variability in Phytoplankton Production in Freshwaters. |