Photoprotection enhanced by red cell wall pigments in three East Antarctic mosses

Abstract Background Antarctic bryophytes (mosses and liverworts) are resilient to physiologically extreme environmental conditions including elevated levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation due to depletion of stratospheric ozone. Many Antarctic bryophytes synthesise UV-B-absorbing compounds (UVAC) tha...

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Published in:Biological Research
Main Authors: Melinda J. Waterman, Jessica Bramley-Alves, Rebecca E. Miller, Paul A. Keller, Sharon A. Robinson
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018
Subjects:
Antarctic moss
Ceratodon purpureus
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Schistidium antarctici
Bryophyte
UV-B-absorbing compounds
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Antarctic
East Antarctica
Windmill Islands
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40659-018-0196-1
https://doaj.org/article/a0f5497755d14b12a2078fc1d6310041

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