The moss Bryum argenteum var. muticum Brid. is well adapted to cope with high light in continental Antarctica
Abstract The net photosynthetic rate (NP), chlorophyll fluorescence, carotenoid content and chlorophyll content of the cosmopolitan moss Bryum argenteum were measured in the field at Botany Bay, southern Victoria Land, continental Antarctica (77°S). Comparisons were made between sun- and shade-adapt...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2012
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410201200003x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410201200003X |