Galun, M/ Bubrick, P/ Garty, J 1982: Structural and metabolic diversity of two desert-lichen populations. - Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory53: 321-324. [RLL List # 118-24 / Rec.# 6323] Keywords: CYANOPHILOUS/ DESERT/ NEGEV/ ADAPTATION/ MORPHOLOGY/ METABOLISM/ ARAVA VALLEY
Abstract: 1 table. 1 figure. [The cyanophilous lichens are better adapted to the extreme desert conditions of the Arava Valley than are lichens characteristic of the central Negev dominated by eukaryotic phycobionts. Several possible explanations are presented including water absorption capacity, carbohydrate transport, and pigmentation differences.]