@article{937309,
      recid = {937309},
      author = {Larkum, A. W. D. and Grossmann, Arthur R. and Raven, John  A.},
      title = {Photosynthesis in algae : biochemical and physiological  mechanisms /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource (532 pages).},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {Algae, including cyanobacteria, are in the spotlight today  for a number of reasons; firstly it has become abundantly  clear over recent years that algae have been neglected in  terms of basic research and that knowledge gap is being  rapidly closed with the establishment of some surprising  discoveries, such as the presence of  Near-Infra-Red-Absorbing cyanobacteria and a wealth of  natural products; secondly molecular approaches have  provided a wealth of approaches to genetically modify algae  and produce value-added products; thirdly it has become  clear just how important, marine phytoplankton is to global  carbon capture and the production of food globally; and  fourthly, it has also become clear that algae present  unparalleled opportunities to generate biofuels in a  sustainable and non-polluting way. This volume presents 15  chapters by world experts on their subjects, ranging from  reviews of algal diversity and genetics to in-depth reviews  of special algal groups such as diatoms (which account for  over 30% of marine carbon capture). Other chapters chart  the ways in which this carbon capture occurs or how there  are a multiplicity of ways in which algae intercept sun  light and deploy this energy for carbon capture. A  fascinating aspect here is the way in which sun light is  harvested. A special chapter is devoted to the very recent  and exciting possibility that algae use coherent light  energy transformation to enhance the efficiency of light  capture, an aspect of quantum physics that has implications  for future developments at several levels and a variety of  industries. Just how and why algae use Chlorophyll a as the  major light capture pigment is discussed in several  chapters. However, attention is also given to those  cyanobacteria, which have been found to use the special  Near-Infra Red absorbing chlorophylls mentioned above. And  attention is also given to those algae that employ  phycobiliproteins to fill in the "green window", i.e., the  spectral region from 400 - 6 50 nm, which is not  efficiently covered by chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments.  Photoinhibition and photoprotection is the subject area of  several chapters and one which it is essential to  understand a we work towards greater efficiency of algal  photosynthesis. A final chapter is devoted to understanding  the molecular basis for coral bleaching, a much-neglected  area that is essential in trying to come up with solutions  to this very worrying phenomenon, caused by global warming  and ocean acidification. This is a book for research  scientists, environmentalists, planners in a range of areas  including those of marine resources, nutrient control and  pollution of water bodies and that growing body of  concerned citizens interested in controlling carbon  emissions and global warming. Special attention has been  given to generating a set of articles that will be read by  university students, informed laymen and all those whose  wish to understand the rapid changes that have come about  in our knowledge of algae over the past decade.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/937309},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33},
}