Plant Ecology in a Changing World
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Topic 11 - Principles of photosynthesis at cellular and leaf levels
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Essential elements from Topic 11:
Here, we discuss photosynthesis, one of the basic processes that distinguish plants from animals. We will
  • review fundamentals of leaf-level photosynthesis
  • identify general relationships at the whole leaf level
  • identify some of the photosynthetic features most responsive to natural selection

Given the autotrophic dependence and general immobility of plants, a number of adaptation allow them to persist through rather large changes in the quality of the physical environment. Here, we will establish the foundation with which to understand the nature of photosynthetic adaptation when applied in future topics.


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Jim Ehleringer, University of Utah