Solar radiation screening in usnic acid-containing cortices of the lichen Nephroma arcticum

Symbiosis

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 143-150

  McEvoy, Maria ^a   Solhaug, Knut Asbjørn ^a   Gauslaa, Yngvar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cortical transmittance; Dibenzofurane; Lichenized fungi; Secondary compounds; UV B

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIBENZOFURAN; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LICHEN; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; TRANSMITTANCE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

FUNGI; NEPHROMA ARCTICUM; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 38149061930     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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