Author : Stephen Christopher Maberly
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1789450829
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (894 download)
Book Synopsis Blue Planet, Red and Green Photosynthesis by : Stephen Christopher Maberly
Download or read book Blue Planet, Red and Green Photosynthesis written by Stephen Christopher Maberly and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the mechanisms that allow aquatic photosynthetic organisms to contribute about half of the global primary productivity; in order to mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, they transform the original anoxic atmosphere of the Earth over geological time. Aquatic photosynthesis is performed by a wide diversity of organisms, predominantly involving cyanobacteria, and algae derived from the “red-lineage”, unlike terrestrial primary productivity, which is restricted to “green-lineage” plants. Blue Planet, Red and Green Photosynthesis describes how, in order to maximize productivity, aquatic primary producers have evolved a series of structures and mechanisms that increase the limiting supply of carbon dioxide to the enzyme, Rubisco, which is responsible for carbon dioxide fixation. This book covers the molecular mechanisms involved in aquatic carbon uptake and the global consequences as humankind alters the blue planet.