Living in biological soil crust communities of African deserts-Physiological traits of green algal Klebsormidium species (Streptophyta) to cope with desiccation, light and temperature gradients

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 194, Issue , 2016, Pages 2-12

  Karsten, Ulf ^a   Herburger, Klaus ^b   Holzinger, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aeroterrestrial algae; Biological soil crust; Ecophysiology; Morphology; Photosynthesis; Respiration

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SOIL; WATER;

ADAPTATION; AFRICA; ALASKA; CHEMISTRY; COLD; CYTOLOGY; DEHYDRATION; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; HEAT; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SOIL; STREPTOPHYTA; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ALASKA; COLD TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIGHT; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL; STREPTOPHYTA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84964994690     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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