by Arifa E -10604094
Plants as carbon consumer is everywhere
Plants are autotrophs in that they make their own food and thus sustain themselves without eating other organisms or even molecules. Plants, algae and photosynthetic bacteria all use light energy to drive the synthesis of organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water (Campbell et al, 2000).
Forrest became mainstay of carbon absorption because of it capability to fast absorb a big amount of CO2. Abundant sun light and water a long year is a big potent to photosynthesize.
But, forests, like other vegetation area not just absorb carbon dioxide. At the same time, this area releases a big amount of carbon dioxide with plant’s respiration. Whereas only green tissues photosynthesize, all tissues respire, and they do so 24 hours a day. A survey of several herbaceous species indicated that 30 to 60% of the daily gain in photosynthetic carbon was lost to respiration (Taiz Lincoln, 2002). Carbon deposit happens when CO2 absorption rate is higher than plant’s respiration rate. It signs with increasing biomass in that forests area.
If you look at closely in small portion of sea water, there are a hundred thousand up to million plants. This plant is called phytoplankton or microalgae. The size is micrometer. For example in kind of Dinoflagellata size is only up to 20 micrometer. Moreover, there is a size that no more than 2 micrometer.
Don’t judge the capability with their size small. Because this phytoplankton have a green leaf substance or chlorophyll. Individuals in sea like trees in function. This much of phytoplankton likes forests that can not see in plainview.
Sea have a rich biodeversitasion and able to give a big contribution to world climate change. With 73% wide in earth, sea participates to pressure carbon emission.
Carbon dioxide is the biggest contribution (75%) of the glass house gas. Everytime we use fosil fuel (oil, gasoline, petroleum gas, coil) for daily needs, car, factory, electricity or when we burn something,like our forest, we automatically release CO2 to the atmosfer
(mizuki, 2007).
Equality in the atmosphere will happen if all the carbon emission reverses with all kind of potential in earth. Ecosystems never have a static equality, but always change during decreasing animal and plants population and several groups exchange (Mc. Connaughey, 1983). And the fact now, amount of carbon release to atmosphere is too much than the capable of absorption (Ilwan hatim, 2007). Increasing volume of glass house gas includes CO2, CFC, and CH4 makes increase temperature of earth surface. Increasing of gas heat absorb able makes terrible effect called global warming.
References:
Campbell, N.A. 2000. Biology concepts and connections. USA: The Benjamin Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
Taiz Lincoln dan Zeiger Eduardo. 2002. Plant Physiology. USA: Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Mc. Connaughey, Harlow Bayard. 1983. Pengantar Biologi laut. USA: Mosby Company.
Ilwan hatim. (2007, November). Belantara Laut Pelahap karbon. Gatra, 78-79. Jakarta: PT Era Media Informasi
Mizuki. 2007. Long Live Environmental Awareness!!. ( http :// mizuai. deviantart. com)
Plants are autotrophs in that they make their own food and thus sustain themselves without eating other organisms or even molecules. Plants, algae and photosynthetic bacteria all use light energy to drive the synthesis of organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water (Campbell et al, 2000).
Forrest became mainstay of carbon absorption because of it capability to fast absorb a big amount of CO2. Abundant sun light and water a long year is a big potent to photosynthesize.
But, forests, like other vegetation area not just absorb carbon dioxide. At the same time, this area releases a big amount of carbon dioxide with plant’s respiration. Whereas only green tissues photosynthesize, all tissues respire, and they do so 24 hours a day. A survey of several herbaceous species indicated that 30 to 60% of the daily gain in photosynthetic carbon was lost to respiration (Taiz Lincoln, 2002). Carbon deposit happens when CO2 absorption rate is higher than plant’s respiration rate. It signs with increasing biomass in that forests area.
If you look at closely in small portion of sea water, there are a hundred thousand up to million plants. This plant is called phytoplankton or microalgae. The size is micrometer. For example in kind of Dinoflagellata size is only up to 20 micrometer. Moreover, there is a size that no more than 2 micrometer.
Don’t judge the capability with their size small. Because this phytoplankton have a green leaf substance or chlorophyll. Individuals in sea like trees in function. This much of phytoplankton likes forests that can not see in plainview.
Sea have a rich biodeversitasion and able to give a big contribution to world climate change. With 73% wide in earth, sea participates to pressure carbon emission.
Carbon dioxide is the biggest contribution (75%) of the glass house gas. Everytime we use fosil fuel (oil, gasoline, petroleum gas, coil) for daily needs, car, factory, electricity or when we burn something,like our forest, we automatically release CO2 to the atmosfer
(mizuki, 2007).
Equality in the atmosphere will happen if all the carbon emission reverses with all kind of potential in earth. Ecosystems never have a static equality, but always change during decreasing animal and plants population and several groups exchange (Mc. Connaughey, 1983). And the fact now, amount of carbon release to atmosphere is too much than the capable of absorption (Ilwan hatim, 2007). Increasing volume of glass house gas includes CO2, CFC, and CH4 makes increase temperature of earth surface. Increasing of gas heat absorb able makes terrible effect called global warming.
References:
Campbell, N.A. 2000. Biology concepts and connections. USA: The Benjamin Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.
Taiz Lincoln dan Zeiger Eduardo. 2002. Plant Physiology. USA: Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Mc. Connaughey, Harlow Bayard. 1983. Pengantar Biologi laut. USA: Mosby Company.
Ilwan hatim. (2007, November). Belantara Laut Pelahap karbon. Gatra, 78-79. Jakarta: PT Era Media Informasi
Mizuki. 2007. Long Live Environmental Awareness!!. ( http :// mizuai. deviantart. com)
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