Changes in oceanic primary production, linked to changes in the network of global
biogeochemical cycles, have profoundly influenced the geochemistry of Earth for over 3 …

Chlorophyll a fluorescence is increasingly being used as a rapid, non-invasive, sensitive
and convenient indicator of photosynthetic performance in marine autotrophs. This review …

Aquatic Photosynthesis is a comprehensive guide to understanding the evolution and
ecology of photosynthesis in aquatic environments. This second edition, thoroughly revised …

Communities of microscopic plant life, or phytoplankton, dominate the Earth's aquatic
ecosystems. This important new book by Colin Reynolds covers the adaptations, physiology …

Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics provides a broad theoretical framework upon which
graduate students and upper-level undergraduates can formulate an understanding of the …

Over geological time, photosynthetic carbon fixation in the oceans has exceeded respiratory
oxidation of organic carbon. The imbalance between the two processes has resulted in the …

The idea that iron might limit phytoplankton growth in large regions of the ocean has been
tested by enriching an area of 64 km2 in the open equatorial Pacific Ocean with iron. This …

PHYTOPLANKTON AND MICROPHYTOBENTHOS 95 between the sediments and the water
phase, and in effecting bacterial processes. In low-nutrient systems, release of nutrients to …

The predictability of the physical arrangement of plants, at whatever scale it is viewed, is
referred to as a spatial pattern. Spatial pattern is a crucial aspect of vegetation that has …

As one of the most quantitative of ecological subdisciplines, resource competition is an
important, central area of ecology. Recently research into this area has increased …