Temperature Adaptation of Brown Algal Photosynthesis
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This study concerns the mechanisms that enable certain types            of seaweed common to high latitude North American waters                        (specifically kelp belonging to the Laminaria genus) to maintain                rapid rates of photosynthesis at low temperatures (0-20 degrees                 centigrade).  This phenomenon of low temperature photosynthetic                 adaptation is poorly understood.  The results of the proposed                   work will have a major impact on our understanding of                           photosynthesis in marine algae that account for over a third of                 the plant growth on the planet.  Also, a better understanding of                the adaptations these kelp have made in their photosynthetic                    machinery at extreme conditions may have applications ranging                   from the aquaculture of these plants to the improved                            understanding of how crop plants on land can be made more                       resistent to cold.
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