Light screening in lichen cortices can be quantified by chlorophyll fluorescence techniques for both reflecting and absorbing pigments

Planta

Volumn 231, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1003-1011

  Solhaug, Knut Asbjørn ^a   Larsson, Per ^a   Gauslaa, Yngvar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Electron transport rate; Light screening; Physcia; Secondary compounds; Xanthoria

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; LICHENS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ABSORPTION; CHLOROPHYLL; LICHENS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT LEAVES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

CHLOROPHYTA; FUNGI; PHYSCIA; PHYSCIA AIPOLIA; XANTHORIA; XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 77950541619     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1103-3     Document Type: Article

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