Extremotolerance and Resistance of Lichens: Comparative Studies on Five Species Used in Astrobiological Research I. Morphological and Anatomical Characteristics

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 283-303

  Meessen J ^a   Sanchez F J ^b   Brandt, A ^a   Balzer, E M ^a   de la Torre, R ^b   Sancho, L G ^c   de Vera, J P ^d   Ott, S ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

BIOMEX; Buellia frigida; Circinaria gyrosa; Extremotolerance; Lichen anatomy; Lichen morphology

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTREME EVENT; FUNGUS; LICHEN; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOLERANCE;

ALGAE; BUELLIA FRIGIDA; PLEOPSIDIUM CHLOROPHANUM; RHIZOCARPON GEOGRAPHICUM; XANTHORIA ELEGANS;

EID: 84880833279     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-013-9337-2     Document Type: Article

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