Thanks. Quick reply: tropics are larger than the poles? The poles themselves aren't much, but I thought the tundra/taiga area of Canada and Russia was pretty extensive. Top-heavy planet and all.
Yeah, ineffective photosynthesis is what I was thinking of -- that plus one ecologist saying that plants were actually 20% or more efficient at low light levels. Which is why I often think of CO2 extraction as the limiting factor... and thought that evening out the light supply would be a net productivity boon, after adjustment. Hadn't thought of dew though, never mind what rainfall would be like in this system.
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Quick reply: tropics are larger than the poles? The poles themselves aren't much, but I thought the tundra/taiga area of Canada and Russia was pretty extensive. Top-heavy planet and all.
Yeah, ineffective photosynthesis is what I was thinking of -- that plus one ecologist saying that plants were actually 20% or more efficient at low light levels. Which is why I often think of CO2 extraction as the limiting factor... and thought that evening out the light supply would be a net productivity boon, after adjustment. Hadn't thought of dew though, never mind what rainfall would be like in this system.