The paradox of higher light tolerance during desiccation in rare old forest cyanolichens than in more widespread co-occurring chloro- and cephalolichens

New Phytologist

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 812-822

  Gauslaa, Yngvar ^a   Coxson, Darwyn S ^a   Solhaug, Knut Asbjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cephalolichens; Chlorolichens; Cyanolichens; Desiccation tolerance; Epiphytes; Hydration regime; Light tolerance; Nostoc

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BOREAL FOREST; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESICCATION; EPIPHYTE; HYDRATION; LIGHT EFFECT; RARE SPECIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SYMPATRY; TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE; DESICCATION; ECOSYSTEM; KINETICS; LICHEN (ORGANISM); LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLIMATE; DESICCATION; ECOSYSTEM; KINETICS; LICHENS; LIGHT; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT LEAVES; SOLUTIONS; TREES; WATER;

NORTH AMERICA;

LOBARIA HALLII; LOBARIA PULMONARIA; LOBARIA RETIGERA; LOBARIA SCROBICULATA; NOSTOC; PLATISMATIA GLAUCA; PSEUDOCYPHELLARIA ANOMALA; PULMONARIA;

EID: 84864555550     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04221.x     Document Type: Article

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