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Photosynthesis as a Tool for Indicating Temperature Stress Events

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Ecophysiology of Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis is a major topic in the biophysical and biochemical approaches to plant physiology, as well as in molecular biology. Photosynthesis forms the central theme in the ecophysiology of carbon assimilation and carbon budgets of plants and plant stands, and is the basis upon which heuristic and prognostic production models are constructed. Additionally, photosynthesis provides an indicator for the quantitative characterization of states of stress and of functional limitations imposed by environmental factors.

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Larcher, W. (1995). Photosynthesis as a Tool for Indicating Temperature Stress Events. In: Schulze, ED., Caldwell, M.M. (eds) Ecophysiology of Photosynthesis. Springer Study Edition, vol 100. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79354-7_13

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