Desiccation tolerance of three moss species from continental Antarctica

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 379-388

  Robinson, Sharon A ^a   Wasley, Jane ^a   Popp, Marianne ^b   Lovelock, Catherine E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryum pseudotriquetrum; Ceratodon purpureus; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Grimmia antarctici; Soluble carbohydrates; Stachyose

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; MOSS; TOLERANCE; WATER STRESS;

ANTARCTICA; WINDMILL ISLANDS;

BRYUM PSEUDOTRIQUETRUM; CERATODON PURPUREUS; GRIMMIA ANTARCTICI;

EID: 0034116555     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pp99133     Document Type: Article

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