Chlorophyll fluorescence of desiccation-tolerant cyanobacterial crusts of sub-tropical inselberg rocks in southern China: 2. Rehydration at different light intensities and temperatures

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 511-524

  Zeng, Xue Qin ^a   Hou, Yu Jia ^a   Yang, Zhi Cong ^a   Pèli, Evelin ^c   Peng, Chang Lian ^a   Nie, Lei ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou City Polytechnic   (China)

^c SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fuorescence; Cyanobacteria; Desiccation tolerance; Light intensities; Rehydration; Temperatures

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84876535714     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2013/0097     Document Type: Article

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