Water availability modifies tolerance to photo-oxidative pollutants in transplants of the lichen Flavoparmelia caperata

Oecologia

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 589-599

  Tretiach, Mauro ^a   Pavanetto, Silvia ^a   Pittao, Elena ^a   di Toppi, Luigi Sanità ^b   Piccotto, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drought hypothesis; Hydration; NO x; O 3; Pollution; Transplant

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMARKER; DESERT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HYDRATION; ION; LEAKAGE; LICHEN; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROCLIMATE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; OZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOLERANCE; URBAN SITE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DRUG EFFECT; LICHEN (ORGANISM); METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LICHENS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER;

FLAVOPARMELIA CAPERATA;

EID: 84856011717     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2104-z     Document Type: Article

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