Nitrogen tolerance in the lichen Xanthoria parietina: The sensitive side of a resistant species

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 237-243

  Munzi, Silvana ^a,b   Branquinho, Cristina ^a   Cruz, Cristina ^a   Loppi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fm; adaptation; ammonium; buffer capacity; cell membrane damage; cellular homeostasis; Fv

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMMONIUM; BUFFERING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HOMEOSTASIS; LICHEN; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOLERANCE;

EVERNIA PRUNASTRI; USNEA; XANTHORIA PARIETINA;

EID: 84877135324     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP12127     Document Type: Article

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