Terrestrial adaptation of green algae Klebsormidium and Zygnema (Charophyta) involves diversity in photosynthetic traits but not in CO2 acquisition

Planta

Volumn 246, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 971-986

  Pierangelini, Mattia ^a   Ryšánek, David ^b,c   Lang, Ingeborg ^d   Adlassnig, Wolfram ^d   Holzinger, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Green algae; Light; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ADAPTATION; CHAROPHYTA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHAROPHYCEAE; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER;

EID: 85024476863     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-017-2741-5     Document Type: Article

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