Photobiology : The Science of Light and Life

Lars Olof Björn

ISBN 10: 1493914677 / ISBN 13: 9781493914678

Published by Springer, 2015

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Photobiology : The Science of Light and Life
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1493914677
• ISBN 13: 9781493914678
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 285W x 215H x 31D millimeters 285 millimeters width by 215 millimeters height by 31 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1385 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Lars Olof Björn
Lund University, Department of Biology, Lund, Sweden

South China Normal University, School of Life Science, Guangzhou, China.