Assertion: diatom | /r/CapableOf | reduce their metabolic rate
Facets:
value: under dark conditions
type: TEMPORAL
value: down to the maintenance metabolism
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Under dark conditions some diatoms reduce their metabolic rate down to the maintenance metabolism, which serves to keep all cell functions ready for photosynthesis after a transfer back to the light (Geider and Osborne 1989).