"Photosynthesis" ed. by Zvy Dubinsky

This book is singular in integrating an update of the most recent insights on this most important biological process in the biosphere. While photosynthesis fuels all the life supporting processes and activities of all living creatures on Earth, from bacteria though mankind, it also created in the first place, our life supporting oxygenic atmosphere, and keeps maintaining it.

This volume is organized in four sections: I) Mechanisms, II) Stress effects, III) Methods, and IV) Applications.

Contents
Preface
Section 1 Mechanisms
1 The Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis - XXX - a-Mannosides
2 Electron Transfer Routes in Oxygenic Photosynthesis: Regulatory Mechanisms and New Perspectives
3 Physicochemical Properties of Chlorophylls in Oxygenic Photosynthesis — Succession of Co-Factors from Anoxygenic to Oxygenic Photosynthesis
4 CAM Photosynthesis in Bromeliads and Agaves: What Can We Learn from These Plants?
5 Quantum Yields in Aquatic Photosynthesis
Section 2 Stress Effects
6 Effect of Abiotic Stress on Photosystem l-Related Gene Transcription in Photosynthetic Organisms
7 Influence of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Factors on Physiological Traits of Sugarcane Varieties
8 Temperature-Dependent Photoregulation in Oceanic Picophytoplankton During Excessive Irradiance Exposure
9 Hexavalent Chromium Induced Inhibition of Photosynthetic Electron Transport in Isolated Spinach Chloroplasts
Section 3 Methods
10 EPR Spectroscopy — A Valuable Tool to Study Photosynthesizing Organisms Exposed to Abiotic Stresses
11 Photoacoustics —A Novel Tool for the Study of Aquatic Photosynthesis
Section 4 Applications
12 Bioenergy
13 Biosynthesis of Lipids and Hydrocarbons in Algae
14 Mass Production of Microalgae at Optimal Photosynthetic Rates