Effective irradiance at which near maximal carbon dioxide uptake takes place

Value 1e-3 μmol/m^2/sec
Organism Red algae
Reference Lars Olof Bjorn, Effect of back reactions in the S-cycle on photosynthesis in very weak light, Photosynthesis Research 46: 203-206, 1995. DOI: 10.1007/BF00020431 p.205 right column bottom paragraph
Comments Near maximal carbon dioxide uptake takes place in a deep water red alga adapted to extremely weak light at an effective irradiance of 0.001µmol/m^2/sec
Entered by Uri M
ID 107746