Photosynthetica 2001, 39(2):317-320 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1013717628481

Responses of Nine Bryophyte and One Lichen Species from Different Microhabitats to Elevated UV-B Radiation

Z. Csintalan1, Z. Tuba1, Z. Takács1, E. Laitat2
1 Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, St. István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
2 Unit of Plant Biology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Gembloux, Belgium

Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (Fv/Fm, RFd) of nine bryophyte and one lichen species were investigated after prolonged exposure to elevated UV-B radiation. The majority of the investigated bryophytes showed a prompt or inducible tolerance to increase UV-B irradiation. Among the investigated species high degree of UV-tolerance coincides with strong desiccation tolerance.

Additional key words: chlorophyll fluorescence induction; desiccation tolerance; fluorescence emission spectrum

Published: June 1, 2001  Show citation

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Csintalan, Z., Tuba, Z., Takács, Z., & Laitat, E. (2001). Responses of Nine Bryophyte and One Lichen Species from Different Microhabitats to Elevated UV-B Radiation. Photosynthetica, 39(2), 317-320. doi: 10.1023/A:1013717628481
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