A hard read but even a glance over finds amazing information here.
http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/pdf/Tree Biology Ps & Rs Manual.pdf
The executive synopsis
More than 98% of life on Earth depends upon a photosynthesis (Ps) process for survival. All life uses closely related respiration (Rs) processes to live
Tree photosynthesis and respiration are complex biochemical reactions occurring within a specialized cellular environment. The tree extracts and conserves a great amount of energy from a hostile environment.
The tree effectively:
– captures a small portion of massive light energy striking tissues every second;
– entices CO2 inside where it can be chopped;
– produces a carbon structure which can be used for life processes and transported to all living, non-photosynthetic tissues; and finally,
– uses our highly oxidative environment to bleed off electrons slowly while encumbering a good portion of available energy.
These processes are truly a circle of tree life which must be understood – or at least appreciated – for its intricate and interconnected way of using what the environment has available. The tree concentrates materials away from equilibrium and so lives. Tree health care providers are responsible for this large light driven engine, and assuring benefits accrue and no harm befalls.
http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/pdf/Tree Biology Ps & Rs Manual.pdf
The executive synopsis
More than 98% of life on Earth depends upon a photosynthesis (Ps) process for survival. All life uses closely related respiration (Rs) processes to live
Tree photosynthesis and respiration are complex biochemical reactions occurring within a specialized cellular environment. The tree extracts and conserves a great amount of energy from a hostile environment.
The tree effectively:
– captures a small portion of massive light energy striking tissues every second;
– entices CO2 inside where it can be chopped;
– produces a carbon structure which can be used for life processes and transported to all living, non-photosynthetic tissues; and finally,
– uses our highly oxidative environment to bleed off electrons slowly while encumbering a good portion of available energy.
These processes are truly a circle of tree life which must be understood – or at least appreciated – for its intricate and interconnected way of using what the environment has available. The tree concentrates materials away from equilibrium and so lives. Tree health care providers are responsible for this large light driven engine, and assuring benefits accrue and no harm befalls.