Biology 2483A Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Macrophyte, Experimental Lakes Area, Lake Ecosystem

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Unit 6: ecosystems lesson 19: production (nov. 16th 2017) Influenced by: climate latitudinal, temperature, moisture, seasonality, etc. Leaf area = 40%, leaf area index = 0. 4. Greater the photosynthetic area the more photosynthesis. Larger index more or bigger leaves. Lai in a tropical forest can be 1200% and yet light still reaches the floor. Still some photosynthesis in the lower layers due to light being able to reach this area. Have to take in account the many layers of vegetation. Layer 1 is at the bottom (emergent trees). Layer 15 is at the top (understory). As you go down the layers, less and less light will reach them. Less npp to the roots, more to the leaves to increase lai tropics. Competition for light: more npp to the roots, less to the leaves to get nutrients grasslands. Remote sensing techniques compare readings of different wavelengths of light to see the wavelength of light that bounces off water, soil or vegetation.

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