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Photosynthesis and the Environment


Edited by Neil R. Baker

Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences
University of Essex, U.K.


Advances in Photosynthesis 5

Written by prominent specialists in the field, Photosynthesis and the Environment examines how photosynthesis may be influenced by environmental changes. Structural and functional aspects of the photosynthetic apparatus are examined in the context of responses to environmental stimuli; particular attention being given to the processing of light energy by thylakoids, metabolic regulation, gas exchange and source-sink relations. The roles of developmental and genetic responses in determining photosynthetic performance are also considered. The complexity of the responses to environmetal change is demonstrated by detailed analyses of the effects of specific environmental variables (light, temperature, water, CO2, ozone and UV-B) on photosynthetic performance. Where appropriate, attention is given to recent developments in the techniques used for studying photosynthetic activities.

The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and a wide range of scientists with research interests in environmental effects on photosynthesis and plant productivity.

Contents and Contributors

Preface

1. Processing of Excitation Energy by Antenna Pigments
Thomas G. Owens

2. Control and Measurement of Photosynthetic Electron Transport in Vivo
David Mark Kramer and Antony Richard Crofts

3. Regulation of Light Utilization for Photosynthetic Electron Transport
B. Genty and J. Harbinson

4. Mechanisms of Photodamage and Protein Degradation During Photoinhibition of Photosystem II
B. Andersson and J. Barber

5. Radical Production and Scavenging in the Chloroplasts
Kozi Asado

6. Metabolic Regulation of Photosynthesis
Mark Stitt

7. Carbon Metabolism and Photorespiration: Temperature Dependence in Relation to Other Environmental Factors
Richard C. Leegood and Gerald E. Edwards

8. Gas Exchange: Models and Measurements
John M. Cheeseman and Matej Lexa

9. Stomata: Biophysical and Biochemical Aspects
William H. Outlaw Jr., Shuqiu Zhang, Daniel R. C. Hite and Anne B. Thistle

10. Source-Sink Relations: The Role of Sucrose
C. J. Pollock and J. F. Farrar

11. Developmental Constraints on Photosynthesis: Effects of Light and Nutrition
John Richard Evans

12. Molecular Biological Approaches to Environmental Effects on Photosynthesis
Christine A. Raines and Julie C. Lloyd

13. Photosynthesis in Fluctuating Light Environments
Robert W. Pearcy, John P. Krall and Gretchen F. Sassenrath-Cole

14. Leaf Photosynthesis Under Drought Stress
Gabriel Cornic and Angelo Massacci

15. Photosynthetic Adjustment to Temperature
gStefan Falk, Denis P. Maxwell, David E. Laudenbach and Norman P. A. Huner

16. Photosynthetic Responses to Changing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration
George Bowes

17. The Modification of Photosynthetic Capacity Induced by Ozone Exposure
Robert L. Heath

18. Ultraviolet-B Radiation and Photosynthesis
Alan H. Teramura and Lewis H. Ziska

19. Evaluation and Integration of Environmental Stress Using Stable Isotopes
H. Griffiths

20. Environmental Constraints on Photosynthesis: An Overview of Some Future Prospects
Neil R. Baker

Index


Kluwer Academic Publishers
1996, 491 pp.
Hardbound USD 292.50/Dfl 450.00/GBP 198.00 // ISBN 0-7923-4316-6

Volume 5 in the series: Advances in Photosynthesis, Govindjee, series editor.

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