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In photoautotrophic organisms solar radiation energy of visible light and the near UV and IR regions is converted into free energy and stored in form of stable chemical compounds2. Onlyca. 0.05% (2–4 · 1018 kJ/year) of the total solar energy impinging on the earth’s surface (0.4–1 · 1022 kJ/year) is transformed via photosynthesis and therefore available for the biosphere. The overwhelming part is emitted into the extraterrestrial space as heat radiation.
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Renger, G., Hartmann, K.M., Haupt, W., McElroy, W.D. (1982). Photobiophysics. In: Hoppe, W., Lohmann, W., Markl, H., Ziegler, H. (eds) Biophysics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68877-5_13
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