Cold resistance and metabolic activity of lichens below 0°C

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 119-128

  Kappen, L ^a   Schroeter, B ^a   Scheidegger, C ^b   Sommerkorn, M ^a   Hestmark, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD RESISTANCE; LICHEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030319415     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(96)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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