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compensation point
Of course the compensation point applies to aquatic plants. As you increase
the temperature you are increasing the rate of respiration relative that
that of photosynthesis. This is why some plants can grow in really warm
environments and other plants just start to shrivel up and die. This is why
some plants like the water a little cooler and completely fold up when the
water temp gets a little too warm (like in our discus tanks). The
compensation point has a temperature compenent to it also.
John Davis (marooned in aggieland)
Department of Biology
http://http.tamu.edu:8000/~jmd9261
jdavis at bio_tamu.edu
jmd9261 at tam2000_tamu.edu
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