Main Title |
Photosynthesis / |
Author |
Hall, D. O.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
40218791 |
ISBN |
0521642574; 9780521642576; 0521644976; 9780521644976 |
Subjects |
Photosynthesis ;
Fotosynthese ;
Photosynthese--(DE-588)4045936-6 ;
Photosynthèse
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKCM |
QK882.H19 1999 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
08/11/2000 |
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Edition |
6th ed. |
Collation |
xiv, 214 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
"Published in association with the Institute of Biology." Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) and index. |
Contents Notes |
A clear, concise and vivid account of the process of photosynthesis is presented in this enlarged and fully revised 6th ed. The details of photosynthetic processes at the macro and molecular level are discussed. Importance and role of photosynthesis. Ultimate energy resource. Carbon dioxide cycle. Efficiency and turnover. Spectra. Quantum theory. Energy units. Measurements of photosynthetic irradiance. Some techniques used in photosynthesis research. History and progress of ideas. Photosynthetic apparatus. Isolation of chloroplasts from leaves. Chloroplast pigments. The photosynthetic unit. Light absorption and the two photosystems. Photosynthetic electron transport and phosphorylation. Carbon dioxide fixation. Bacterial photosynthesis. Research in photosynthesis. Laboratory experiments. |