Low-temperature limitation of primary photosynthetic processes in Antarctic lichens Umbilicaria antarctica and Xanthoria elegans

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-51

  Barták, Miloš ^a   Váczi, Peter ^a   Hájek, Josef ^a   Smykla, Jerzy ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging; Extreme temperature; Freezing; Non photochemical quenching

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; FREEZING; LICHEN; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

UMBILICARIA ANTARCTICA; XANTHORIA ELEGANS;

EID: 36148962447     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0331-x     Document Type: Article

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