Chlorophyll a Fluorescence in Aquatic Sciences: Methods and Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Chlorophyll Fluorescence Terminology: An Introduction

   • Jeff Cosgrove, Michael A. Borowitzka

   Pages 1-17

3. In Situ Measurement of Variable Fluorescence Transients

   • Samuel R. Laney

   Pages 19-30

4. Overview of Fluorescence Protocols: Theory, Basic Concepts, and Practice

   • Yannick Huot, Marcel Babin

   Pages 31-74

5. Fluorescence as a Tool to Understand Changes in Photosynthetic Electron Flow Regulation

   • Peter J. Ralph, Christian Wilhelm, Johann Lavaud, Torsten Jakob, Katherina Petrou, Sven A. Kranz

   Pages 75-89

6. Microscopic Measurements of the Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Kinetics

   • Ondrej Komárek, Kristina Felcmanová, Eva Šetlíková, Eva Kotabová, Martin Trtílek, Ondrej Prášil

   Pages 91-101

7. Estimating Aquatic Productivity from Active Fluorescence Measurements

   • David J. Suggett, C. Mark Moore, Richard J. Geider

   Pages 103-127

8. Taxonomic Discrimination of Phytoplankton by Spectral Fluorescence

   • Hugh L. MacIntyre, Evelyn Lawrenz, Tammi L. Richardson

   Pages 129-169

9. Flow Cytometry in Phytoplankton Research

   • Heidi M. Sosik, Robert J. Olson, E. Virginia Armbrust

   Pages 171-185

10. The Use of the Fluorescence Signal in Studies of Seagrasses and Macroalgae

    • Susana Enríquez, Michael A. Borowitzka

    Pages 187-208

11. Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Reef Building Corals

    • Mark E. Warner, Michael P. Lesser, Peter J. Ralph

    Pages 209-222

12. Assessing Nutrient Status of Microalgae Using Chlorophyll a Fluorescence

    • Kirsten Shelly, Daryl Holland, John Beardall

    Pages 223-235

13. The Application of Variable Chlorophyll Fluorescence to Microphytobenthic Biofilms

    • R. G. Perkins, J. C. Kromkamp, J. Serôdio, J. Lavaud, B. Jesus, J. L. Mouget et al.

    Pages 237-275

14. Chlorophyll Fluorescence Applications in Microalgal Mass Cultures

    • Jiří Masojídek, Avigad Vonshak, Giuseppe Torzillo

    Pages 277-292

15. Delayed Fluorescence

    • Maja Berden-Zrimec, Luka Drinovec, Alexis Zrimec

    Pages 293-309

16. The Study of Phytoplankton Photosynthesis by Photoacoustics

    • Yulia Pinchasov Grinblat, Zvy Dubinsky

    Pages 311-315

17. Back Matter

    Pages 317-323

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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 fluorometers designed for almost every application in lakes, rivers and oceans. Numerous publications have been produced as researchers and assessors have simultaneously sought to optimise protocols and practices for key organisms or water bodies; however, such parallel efforts have led to difficulties in reconciling processes and patterns across the aquatic sciences. This book follows on from the first international conference on “chlorophyll fluorescence in the aquatic sciences” (AQUAFLUO 2007): to bridge the gaps between the concept, measurement and application of chlorophyll fluorescence through the synthesis and integration of current knowledge from leading researchers and assessors as well as instrument manufacturers.

• Aquatic ecology
• Chlorophyll fluorescence
• Seagrasses
• algae
• photosynthesis
• phytoplankton
• regulation
• marine and freshwater sciences

• , Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

  David J. Suggett

• Institute of Microbiology, Trebon, Czech Republic

  Ondrej Prášil

• Murdoch University, School of Biological Sciences and Biotec, Algae R&D Center, Murdoch, Australia

  Michael A. Borowitzka

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