Harvard Forest (IMAGE)

Brown University

Harvard Forest

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Chlorophyll fluorescence, dull glow produced by plant leaves as a byproduct of photosynthesis, could provide a means of monitoring photosynthetic activity from orbiting satellites. Research conducted by Brown University scientists in the Harvard Forest helps to confirm that fluorescence is a good proxy for photosynthesis in a forest canopy.

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Marc Mayes/Brown University

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