Parameter: photosynthetic rate

Short Description: 
photosynthetic rate
Short Name: 
photosynthesis
Official Name: 
photosynthesis
Units: 
various
Graphable: 
Yes
No Data Value: 
various
External Identifier:
» odo:matches http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P21/current/MS8092/
Description

Photosynthesis is a process by which plants and other organisms use light energy and chlorophyll to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.  Photosynthesis is one of the mechanisms responsible for Primary Production.  The methods used to estimate rate of photosynthesis vary widely as do the units of measurement.