Primary Productivity in the Sea

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Reviews of Primary Productivity

   1. On the Algae: Thoughts about Physiology and Measurements of Efficiency

      • Jack Myers

      Pages 1-16

   2. Phytoplankton Growth in the Sea

      • Charles S. Yentsch

      Pages 17-32

3. Energy Transfer: Light Harvesting and Utilization

   1. Algal Pigment Systems

      • S. W. Jeffrey

      Pages 33-58

   2. The Distribution of Absorbed Light Energy for Algal Photosynthesis

      • Arthur C. Ley

      Pages 59-82

   3. Light Utilization Efficiency in Natural Phytoplankton Communities

      • Zvy Dubinsky

      Pages 83-97

   4. Light-Shade Adaptation in Marine Phytoplankton

      • Paul G. Falkowski

      Pages 99-119

   5. Vertical Mixing and Primary Production

      • John Marra

      Pages 121-137

4. Material Transfer: Nutrient Assimilation

   1. Paths of Carbon Assimilation in Marine Phytoplankton

      • I. Morris

      Pages 139-159

   2. Review of Estimates of Algal Growth Using 14C Tracer Techniques

      • Edward J. Carpenter, John S. Lively

      Pages 161-178

   3. Physiological Processes, Nutrient Availability, and the Concept of Relative Growth Rate in Marine Phytoplankton Ecology

      • Joel C. Goldman

      Pages 179-194

   4. Nitrogen Uptake and Assimilation by Marine Phytoplankton

      • Yves Collos, Gerd Slawyk

      Pages 195-211

5. Growth Rates

   1. Multiple Isotopic Tracer Methods in the Study of Growth, Dynamics, and Metabolic Processes in Marine Ecosystems

      • Tom Berman

      Pages 213-230

   2. Estimating Phytoplankton Growth Rates in the Central Oligotrophic Oceans

      • Richard W. Eppley

      Pages 231-242

   3. Modeling Phytoplankton Carbon Metabolism

      • T. T. Bannister, E. A. Laws

      Pages 243-258

   4. Temperature Adaptation in Phytoplankton: Cellular and Photosynthetic Characteristics

      • William K. W. Li

      Pages 259-279

   5. The Phasing and Distribution of Cell Division Cycles in Marine Diatoms

      • S. W. Chisholm, F. M. M. Morel, W. S. Slocum

      Pages 281-300

6. Primary Productivity in the Sea

   1. Size-Fractionated Primary Productivity of Marine Phytoplankton

      • Thomas C. Malone

      Pages 301-319

   2. Remote Sensing of Oceanic Phytoplankton: Present Capabilities and Future Goals

      • Wayne E. Esaias

      Pages 321-337

   3. Modelling Primary Production

      • Trevor Platt, Charles L. Gallegos

      Pages 339-362

Primary productivity in the sea accounts for ~30% of the total global annual production. Holistic understanding of the factors determining marine productivity requires detailed knowl­ edge of algal physiology and of hydrodynamics. Traditionally studies of aquatic primary productivity have heen conducted hy workers in two major schools: experimental laboratory biology, and empirical field ecology. Here an attempt was made .to hring together people from both schools to share information and con­ cepts; each author was charged with reviewing his field of exoer­ tise. The scope of the Symposium is broad, which we feel is its strength. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Depart­ ment of Energy, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the NMFS Northeast Fisheries Center and the MESA New York Bight Project. Thanks are due to Mrs. Margaret Dienes, with­ out whose editorial skills this volume could not have been pro­ duced, and to Mrs. Helen Kondratuk as Symposium Coordinator. Finally, we wish to record our indebtedness to Dr. Alexander Hollaender for his tireless efforts and valuable advice in sup­ porting all aspects of this Symposium.

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• Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA

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