The moss Bryum argenteum var. muticum Brid. is well adapted to cope with high light in continental Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-291

  Schroeter, B ^a,d   Green, T G A ^b,c   Kulle, Daniel ^a   Pannewitz, S ^a   Schlensog, M ^a   Sancho, L G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

acclimation; carotenoids; chlorophyll fluorescence; glutathione; photosynthesis; VAZ

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MOSS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ANTARCTICA;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYUM ARGENTEUM;

EID: 84861873206     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410201200003X     Document Type: Article

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