Influence on photosynthesis of starlight, moonlight, planetlight, and light pollution (reflections on photosynthetically active radiation in the universe)

Astrobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 668-675

  Raven, J A ^a   Cockell, C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earth like planets; Lunar; Olbers paradox; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetically active radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; LIGHT; MICROCLIMATE; MOON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ASTRONOMY; EARTH (PLANET); EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANETS;

EID: 33750138032     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.6.668     Document Type: Article

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