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A great deal is now understood about the photosynthetic reactions and processes occurring within chloroplasts that use light energy to convert inorganic molecules into organic compounds. From this knowledge base about chloroplast function is emerging an understanding of how chloroplasts operate within, and interact with, the environment of a leaf. Our goal in this chapter is to first overview energy capture and processing within the chloroplast. We then consider how chloroplast function is affected and regulated by different aspects of the environment within the leaf. We hope to provide a conceptual framework for scaling light energy processing from the chloroplast to the leaf level as well as highlight the gaps in understanding that will need to be filled to complete the task. Since scaling by its nature crosscuts a diverse set of disciplines over which none of us can be expert, we have tried to enhance the accessibility of our topic by preferentially referencing reviews and overviews that integrate the primary literature.
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Baker, N.R., Ort, D.R., Harbinson, J., Whitmarsh, J. (2004). Chloroplast to Leaf. In: Smith, W.K., Vogelmann, T.C., Critchley, C. (eds) Photosynthetic Adaptation. Ecological Studies, vol 178. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27267-4_4
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