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Stomata & Aquatic earthworms!
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To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
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Subject: Stomata & Aquatic earthworms!
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From: stevensj at calshp_cals.wisc.edu
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Date: Wed, 14 Jun 95 9:27:14 CDT
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In-Reply-To: <199506140739.DAA13045 at looney_actwin.com>; from "Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com" at Jun 14, 95 3:39 am
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Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85.2.1]
> From: Bob_Hoesch at mail_fws.gov
> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 95 15:59:31 MST
> Subject: CO2 and Photosynthesis
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> I'm confused by your explanation of 3 modes of uptake. Plants don't
> actively "take up" CO2---it passively diffuses through the stomata in the
> leaves, so it would seem that the uptake in water or in air would be via
> the same mechanism. Have aquatic plants evolved more efficient strategies
> for living in CO2 impoverished environments? Receptors for CO2 perhaps?
> If so I'd love to hear more. I'm skeptical.
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> Is CO2 taken up by the roots at all?
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Didn't someone mention last week that plants take up CO2 via stomata?
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> From: spush_h at atc-1s_hac.com
> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 95 18:58:44 PDT
> Subject: Re: substrate flow rate
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> Too bad we don't have aquatic earthworms! ;-)
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> - Steve (just a different email address)
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I've heard that you can get Malaysian burrowing snails which seem to do
a similar job to earthworms.
Joanne.