Global photosynthetic capacity is optimized to the environment.
Smith NG, Keenan TF, Colin Prentice I, Wang H, Wright IJ, Niinemets Ü, Crous KY, Domingues TF, Guerrieri R, Yoko Ishida F, Kattge J, Kruger EL, Maire V, Rogers A, Serbin SP, Tarvainen L, Togashi HF, Townsend PA, Wang M, Weerasinghe LK, Zhou SX.
Smith NG, et al.
Ecol Lett. 2019 Mar;22(3):506-517. doi: 10.1111/ele.13210. Epub 2019 Jan 4.
Ecol Lett. 2019.
PMID: 30609108
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In contrast, new theory, based on biochemical coordination and co-optimization of carboxylation and water costs for photosynthesis, suggests that optimal V(cmax) can be predicted from climate alone, irrespective of soil fertility. Here, we develop this theory and find it c …
In contrast, new theory, based on biochemical coordination and co-optimization of carboxylation and water costs for photosynthesis, suggests …