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The role of light for the biota is manyfold; however, basically two major purposes can be distinguished:

  • the energy of captured photons is utilized for energetic reasons such as in the various forms of photosynthesis which will be covered in this NATO ASI extensively and

  • it serves as a key signal informing an organism about important aspects of its environment.

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© 1996 Plenum Press, New York

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Häder, DP. (1996). Mechanisms of Photoreception: Energy and Signal Transducers. In: Jennings, R.C., Zucchelli, G., Ghetti, F., Colombetti, G. (eds) Light as an Energy Source and Information Carrier in Plant Physiology. NATO ASI Series, vol 287. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0409-8_15

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