Main Title |
Light Utilization and Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis in Marine Phytoplankton. |
Author |
Falkowski, P. G. ;
Greene, R. ;
Kolber, Z. ;
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CORP Author |
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY. Oceanographic and Atmospheric Sciences Div.;Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI. Environmental Research Lab.;Department of Energy, Washington, DC.;National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. |
Publisher |
1994 |
Year Published |
1994 |
Report Number |
EPA-DW89935239-01-0 ;DE-AC02-76CH00016; EPA/600/A-94/262 ; ERLN-X-225 |
Stock Number |
PB95-174108 |
Additional Subjects |
Phytoplankton ;
Photosynthesis ;
Visible radiation ;
Marine biology ;
Plant physiology ;
Photochemical energy storage ;
Radiation absorption analysis ;
Ocean surface ;
Biomass ;
Carbon ;
Reprints ;
Light utilization efficiency
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PB95-174108 |
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07/26/2022 |
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30p |
Abstract |
Based on the record of the oldest identifiable fossils, the first oxygenic photosynthetic organisms appeared about 2 X 10 to the 9th power years ago in the form of marine single-celled, planktonic prokaryotes. In the intervening eons, phytoplankton have evolved and diversified; presently they represent at least 11 classes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic photoautotrophs. While the carbon of these organisms cumulatively amounts to only 1-2% of the global plant biomass, they fix between 35 and 50 gigatonnes of carbon annually. This biomass converts approximately 0.13% of the photosynthetically active radiation (440-700 nm) incident on the sea surface to photochemical energy. Despite a great deal of variability in ocean environments, this photosynthetic conversion efficiency is relatively constant for integrated water column production. Here we review the factors determining light utilization efficiency of phytoplankton in the oceans, and the physiological acclimations which have evolved to optimize light utilization efficiency. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis from Molecular Mechanisms to the Field, p407-432 1994. See also DE94005505. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI. Environmental Research Lab., Department of Energy, Washington, DC., and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Book chapter. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Light Utilization and Photoinhibition of Photosynthesis in Marine Phytoplankton. |
Category Codes |
57B; 57C; 47D |
NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/09 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
507618730 |
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NTIS |
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CAT |