light compensation point (photon flux needed for survival) for red macro-algae

Value 0.01 μmol/m^2/sec
Organism Biosphere
Reference Kiang et al. Spectral Signatures of Photosynthesis I. Review of Earth Organisms. Astrobiology 2007. 7(1) p.233PubMed ID17407409
Primary Source Littler, M.M. et al. Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas—distribution, abundance, and primary productivity. Deep-Sea Res. A Oceanogr. Res. 1986. 33(7), 881–892.
Comments This value is equivalent to 6e15 photons/m^2/sec
Entered by Phil Mongiovi
ID 101687