Bio-Optical Applications in Stress Physiology of Photoautothropic Organisms
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Optics and Lasers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 788
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ecotoxicology; emerging and legacy contaminants; biomarker discovery; numeric tool development; toxicophenomics
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Interests: plant ecophysiology and abiotic factor synergies; conservation physiology; plant–microorganism interactions: applications in agriculture and environmental remediation
Interests: natural optical systems; photonic properties emerging from porous silicate exoskeletons of the diatoms; natural slab photonic crystals and their evolution in diatoms, as well as potential implications upon the organism
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photoautotrophic organisms provide a substantial amount of energy via primary production through their photosynthesis. Environmental factors interfere with photosynthesis at different stages if important resources are limited or exceeded. The intertwined relationship and feedback mechanisms connecting chemical regulation with light energy transfer at the photosystems facilitate detailed analysis of the physiological state of phototrophs based on non-invasive optical techniques. A variety of optical tools today available allow for quantification and imaging of photosynthetic activity at different scales, spanning from single chloroplasts, cells, and cultures, to large-scale primary production estimation with remote sensing technologies. Optical applications thus enable the study of photosynthesis and stress physiology from the molecular to the ecosystem level.
We would hereby cordially like to invite you to submit your paper to this Special Issue, comprising recent advances in bio-optical applications for analysis of physiological stress in photoautotrophic organisms. We are welcoming contributions focusing on the development of novel techniques, data analysis, and original research articles addressing stress physiology in phototrophs based on optical application measurements.
We would like to thank you very much for your time and consideration to contribute to this special issues.
With kind regards,
Dr. Bernardo Duarte
Prof. Enrique Mateos-Naranjo
Dr. Johannes Wilhelm Goessling
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chlorophyll fluorescence analysis
- photopigments
- photosynthesis activity
- photosynthesis imaging
- plant stress physiology
- ecotoxicology
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