Metabolic recovery of the Antarctic liverwort Cephaloziella varians during spring snowmelt

Polar Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1115-1122

  Snell, K R S ^a,b   Convey, P ^a   Newsham, K K ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin like pigment; Carotenoids; Chlorophyll a and b; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Photosystem II; UV B screening pigments

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; LIVERWORT; METABOLISM; PHOTOPROTECTION; SNOWMELT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADELAIDE ISLAND; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ROTHERA POINT; WEST ANTARCTICA;

CEPHALOZIELLA VARIANS;

EID: 34447309027     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0269-z     Document Type: Article

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