The Nature and Measurement of the Light Environment in the Ocean

1992 ◽  
pp. 9-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. O. Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Light Environment

Mechanisms of Vision Adaptation to the Light Environment in the Shrimps of the Genus Mysis (Crustacea)

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 787-787
Author(s):  
M. A. Ostrovsky ◽  
K. Donner ◽  
M. Lindström ◽  
I. B. Fedorovich ◽  
T. B. Feldman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Environment

On the photoreactivity of some hardwood species studied by their leaf characteristics

1970 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Van Miegroet
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Forest Stand ◽  
Light Environment ◽  
Light Radiation ◽  
Light Conditions ◽  
Site Factors ◽  
Leaf Characteristics ◽  
Single Tree ◽  
Changing Light

A  certain number of measurable characteristics of tree leaves (morphological  characteristics, absorption of light radiation, intensity of respiration and  photosynthesis) are clearly linked with the presence of physiologically  active pigments in the leaves.     Leaf characteristics are highly and inequally influenced by changing  conditions of light environment, especially those related to light intensity,  light quality and duration of the daily illumination period. These  modifications do not only apply to light radiation as created under  laboratory conditions, but also to light conditions ensuing from the place in  the crown of a single tree, the social position of the tree in a forest stand  and the site factors in general.     There are also changes taking place due to the progression of the  vegetation period, at the end of which all species are less tolerant or more  light demanding. The reaction of the leaves towards light radiation out of  different regions of the spectrum is also different. The so-called blue light  radiation (λmax = 440 nm) seems to be of the greatest importance in this  relation, as species react quite different to its action.     The biggest variation in leaf characteristics due to changing light  environment was measured for oak and beech, which both react quickly and are  qualified as 'photolabile species'. No important variations occur in leaves  of ash and maple, which therefore are qualified as 'photostable species'.      As a consequence of variable reactions to changing light conditions, the  relationships between the species are continually modified, even in such a  way that their potential for dominance is not constant.     The classical division into tolerant and intolerant species or  classification of the species based upon the degree of light demand, is  highly inaccurate and it seems preferable to speak of relative light demands  and relative tolerance. All these observations and conclusions bring about a  clear confirmation of the necessity to recognize the individuality of the  single tree, the special character of each growth condition, the own  structure of each forest stand, the specific reaction to one sided  modifications of environmental factors. This is especially important for an  intensive sylvicultural practice.     They also prove the necessity for more physiological and biochemical  research to arrive at a better understanding of growth and its mechanism.      Sylviculture in fact must try to regulate, on an expanded scale, the  phenomens of growth, which is the exchange, absorption and transformation of  energy.     A practical interpretation and regulation of fundamental laws of physiology  and growth will be possible as soon as a clinical form of sylviculture is  created and the adequate instrumentarium developed.

Superior Stable and High Quantum Yield Phosphor Na2BaSr(PO4)2: Eu2+ for Plant Growth LEDs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinmeng Xiang ◽  
Xiaoqi Zhao ◽  
Hao Suo ◽  
Minkun Jin ◽  
Xue Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Yield ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Light Emitting Diodes ◽  
Light Environment ◽  
High Quantum Yield ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Growth Rhythm ◽  
High Quantum ◽  
Violet Light ◽  
Important Means

Controlling the light environment of plant growth using phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes (pc-LEDs) is an important means to regulate the growth rhythm and enhance the yield, in which bluish violet light...

scholarly journals Light environment drives evolution of color vision genes in butterflies and moths

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yash Sondhi ◽  
Emily A. Ellis ◽  
Seth M. Bybee ◽  
Jamie C. Theobald ◽  
Akito Y. Kawahara
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Color Vision ◽  
Light Availability ◽  
High Light ◽  
Light Environment ◽  
Evolution Rate ◽  
Animal Evolution ◽  
Light Sensing ◽  
Rates Of Evolution ◽  
Gains And Losses

AbstractOpsins, combined with a chromophore, are the primary light-sensing molecules in animals and are crucial for color vision. Throughout animal evolution, duplications and losses of opsin proteins are common, but it is unclear what is driving these gains and losses. Light availability is implicated, and dim environments are often associated with low opsin diversity and loss. Correlations between high opsin diversity and bright environments, however, are tenuous. To test if increased light availability is associated with opsin diversification, we examined diel niche and identified opsins using transcriptomes and genomes of 175 butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). We found 14 independent opsin duplications associated with bright environments. Estimating their rates of evolution revealed that opsins from diurnal taxa evolve faster—at least 13 amino acids were identified with higher dN/dS rates, with a subset close enough to the chromophore to tune the opsin. These results demonstrate that high light availability increases opsin diversity and evolution rate in Lepidoptera.

scholarly journals How does leaf functional diversity affect the light environment in forest canopies? An in-silico biodiversity experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 440 ◽  
pp. 109394
Author(s):  
Elena Plekhanova ◽  
Pascal A. Niklaus ◽  
Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry ◽  
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub
Keyword(s):  
Functional Diversity ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Light Environment ◽  
Forest Canopies
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