Tuesday, 2 January 2018

metabolism - How much solar energy required to produce enough food for a herbivore?


Just curious, how much solar energy can power an (herbivore) animal? Specifically, is it enough sunlight on Mercury (4 to 10 times brighter than on Earth) to "feed" a zebra? Will it be sufficient at 10x more effective photosynthesis? Notwithstanding lack of atmosphere, water being buried deep and other minor problems, of course :)




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