Ecophysiology of gelatinous Nostoc colonies: Unprecedented slow growth and survival in resource-poor and harsh environments

Annals of Botany

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-33

  Sand Jensen, Kaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

carbon concentrating mechanisms; carbon use; cyanobacteria; desiccation tolerance; Gelatinous colonies; growth; light use; long lived; Nostoc commune; Nostoc flagelliforme; Nostoc pruniforme; Nostoc zetterstedtii; nutrient poor; photosynthesis; survival

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOACCUMULATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESICCATION; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FREEZING; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; LONGEVITY; MACROALGA; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL;

CARBON; INORGANIC SALT; WATER;

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DESICCATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; NOSTOC; NOSTOC COMMUNE; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARBON; DESICCATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NOSTOC; NOSTOC COMMUNE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALTS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84903985878     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu085     Document Type: Review

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