Chlorophyll a Fluorescence in Aquatic Sciences: Methods and Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Suggett, David J. (Editor), Prášil, Ondrej (Editor), Borowitzka, Michael A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Developments in Applied Phycology ; 4
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Aquatic ecology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant physiology.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Plant Sciences.

Measurements of variable chlorophyll fluorescence have revolutionised global research of photosynthetic bacteria, algae and plants and in turn assessment of the status of aquatic ecosystems, a success that has partly been facilitated by the widespread commercialisation of a suite of chlorophyll fluo...

Table of Contents:

• Chlorophyll Fluorescence Terminology: An Introduction
• In Situ Measurement of Variable Fluorescence Transients
• Overview of Fluorescence Protocols: Theory, Basic Concepts, and Practice
• Fluorescence as a Tool to Understand Changes in Photosynthetic Electron Flow Regulation
• Microscopic Measurements of the Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Kinetics
• Estimating Aquatic Productivity from Active Fluorescence Measurements
• Taxonomic Discrimination of Phytoplankton by Spectral Fluorescence
• Flow Cytometry in Phytoplankton Research
• The Use of the Fluorescence Signal in Studies of Seagrasses and Macroalgae
• Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Reef Building Corals
• Assessing Nutrient Status of Microalgae Using Chlorophyll a Fluorescence
• The Application of Variable Chlorophyll Fluorescence to Microphytobenthic Biofilms
• Chlorophyll Fluorescence Applications in Microalgal Mass Cultures
• Delayed Fluorescence
• The Study of Phytoplankton Photosynthesis by Photoacoustics.