A complete energy balance from photons to new biomass reveals a light- and nutrient-dependent variability in the metabolic costs of carbon assimilation

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2101-2112

  Jakob, Torsten ^a   Wagner, Heiko ^a   Stehfest, Katja ^a   Wilhelm, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative electron pathways; Diatom; Dynamic light; Energy balance; FTIR; Global warming; Nitrate; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENERGY STORAGE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLOBAL WARMING; NITRATES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

ALTERNATIVE ELECTRON PATHWAYS; BIOOPTICAL METHODS; DIATOMS; DYNAMIC LIGHT;

ENERGY BALANCE;

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DIATOM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOMS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIGHT; NITROGEN; PHOTONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 34547668640     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm084     Document Type: Article

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