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- New color photographs
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The new edition of this authoritative text provides an interdisciplinary treatise of all aspects of the interactions between light and the living world. It starts with a description of the physics of light, and how to deal with it in experiments and observations. The phenomena described in the rest of the book covers all organisms: how light is used by organisms for obtaining energy for life processes, for gathering information about the environment, and for communicating with others of the same or other species. The book also describes "bad" effects of light in causing disease or contributing to formation of environmental toxins. New techniques used by scientists to investigate life processes using light are also explored in the volume.
Written by experts in the field, Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light, 3e is a valuable and accessible resource for both advanced undergraduates and established researchers.
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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“The book ‘Photobiology–the Science of Life and Light’ provides an excellent source of information to build upon or refresh one’s background knowledge of the physics of light with respect to its interaction in biological systems. … with the coverage of an enormous range of different topics, this book provides a comprehensive and entertaining introduction into the field of photobiology. Therefore, the book is perfectly suited for educational purpose as well.” (Torsten Jakob, Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 192, 2016)
“This interesting and informative text, edited and largely written by Björn (emer., Lund Univ., Sweden), an expert in many aspects of the photobiology of plants … . The treatment of plants and animals is balanced, and useful comparisons and evolutionary relationships are discussed for photoreceptor molecules and processes. … Each topic gives sufficient background for non-experts to gain an appreciation of the subject matter. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (L. C. Davis, Choice, Vol. 52 (12), August, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Lars Olof Björn
Lund University, Department of Biology, Lund, Sweden
South China Normal University, School of Life Science, Guangzhou, China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Photobiology
Book Subtitle: The Science of Light and Life
Editors: Lars Olof Björn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1468-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1467-8Published: 03 January 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3877-3Published: 14 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1468-5Published: 02 January 2015
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XI, 455
Number of Illustrations: 231 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Anatomy/Development, Evolutionary Biology, Plant Physiology