Huner, Norman P ABode, RainerDahal, KeshavBusch, FlorianPossmayer, MarcSzyszka, BethRosso, DominicEnsminger, IngoKrol, MariannaIvanov, Alexander GMaxwell, Denis P2015-12-131916-2804http://hdl.handle.net/1885/84623In the past, the role of light as an energy source was largely ignored in research focused on cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in plants. However, cold acclimation is an energy-requiring process.Wesummarize research illustrating that photoautrophsKeywords: acclimation; adaptation; chloroplast; climate change; coniferous tree; crop production; cyanobacterium; electron; energy resource; freeze tolerance; gene expression; green alga; irradiance; light effect; molecular analysis; phenotypic plasticity; photoaut Algae; Cold acclimation; Cyanobacteria; Excitation pressure; Phenotypic plasticity; Photoacclimation; Photostasis; PlantsShedding some light on cold acclimation, cold adaptation, and phenotypic plasticity201310.1139/cjb-2012-01742016-02-24