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Preferred term

chlorophyll fluorescence

Definition

  • [Manfred Jensen] Chlorophyll fluorescence (CF) is the absorption of blue or red photons (= excitation) by chlorophyllmolecules and the emission of far red photons (the energy difference is lost as heat). 

Broader concept

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URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20167

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