The latest volume in the series continues to serve botanists with a wide range of interests.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1;Cover;1 2;Copyright;5 3;Contributors to Volume 16;6 4;Preface;8 5;Contents;10 6;Chapter 1. Lipid Metabolism in Algae;13 6.1;I. Introduction;13 6.2;II. Lipid Structures;14 6.3;III. Lipid Composition of Algae;17 6.4;IV. General Remarks on Plant Lipid Metabolism;24 6.5;V. Metabolism of Lipids in Cyanobacteria (BlueGreen Algae);25 6.6;VI. Studies with Halotolerant and Halophilic Dunaliella Species;31 6.7;VII. Metabolism in Marine Algae;40 6.8;VIII. Lipid Metabolism in Other Algal Types;54 6.9;IX. Conclusions;59 7;Chapter 2. The Alternation of Generations;67 7.1;I. Introduction;67 7.2;II. The Universality of Life Cycles;68 7.3;III. Essential Features of Points of Change;69 7.4;IV. The Significant Features of Aberrant Cycles;82 7.5;V. The Causal Approach to Alternation;90 7.6;VI. General Conclusion;99 8;Chapter 3. The Formation and Interpretation of Plant Fossil Assemblages;107 8.1;I. Introduction;108 8.2;II. Plant Remains as Sedimentary Particles;113 8.3;III. Aerial Dispersal andTransport of plant Organs;116 8.4;IV. Litter Degradation on the Forest Floor;124 8.5;V. Aquatic Processing of Plant Debris;126 8.6;VI. Fluvial Transport;137 8.7;VII. Lacustrine Environments;142 8.8;VIII. Fluvio-marine Deltas and Estuaries;152 8.9;IX. Peat and Coal Assemblages;159 8.10;X. Vulcanism;163 8.11;XI. Preservation and Diagenesis;187 8.12;XII. Applications of Plant Taphonomy to the Fossil Record;191 8.13;XIII. Conclusions;196 9;Chapter 4. Primary Productivity in the Shelf Seas of North-West Europe;205 9.1;I. Introduction;206 9.2;II. Ecological and Physiological Perspectives;208 9.3;III. Methods for Estimating Primary Productivity;224 9.4;IV. Environmental Conditions for Phytoplankton Growth in the NW European Shelf Seas ;229 9.5;V. Evaluation of Primary Productivity Estimates;239 9.6;VI. Fate of Plant Material within the Shelf Ecosystem;250 9.7;VII. Conclusions;252
