Strong quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the desiccated state in three poikilohydric and homoiochlorophyllous moss species indicates photo-oxidative protection on highly light-exposed rocks of a tropical inselberg

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-181

  Lüttge, Ulrich ^a   Meirelles, Sergio T ^b   Mattos, Eduardo Arcoverde de ^c  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Inselberg; Mosses; Photo oxidative protection; Stable carbon isotope ratio

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FLUORESCENCE; ISOTOPES; KINETIC THEORY; PHOTOOXIDATION; QUENCHING;

CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; INSELBERGS; MOSS SPECIES; PHOTO OXIDATIVE PROTECTION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO;

CHLOROPHYLL;

BRYOPHYTA; CAMPYLOPUS SAVANNARUM; PTYCHOMITRIUM;

EID: 37549012899     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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