Preferred term
carbon assimilation
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Henderson's] conversion of carbon dioxide into organic compounds by living organisms, e.g. the conversion of carbon dioxide into carbohydrates that occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts during photosynthesis.
Broader concept
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_87