Schlensog, M/ Schroeter, B/ Sancho, LG/ Pintado, A/ Kappen, L 1997: Effect of strong irradiance on photosynthetic performance of the melt-water dependent cyanobacterial lichen Leptogium puberulum (Collemataceae) Hue from the maritime Antarctic. - In: Kappen, L (ed.): New Species and Novel Aspects in Ecology and Physiology of Lichens. In Honour of O. L. Lange. . Bibliotheca Lichenologica, J. Cramer, Berlin, Stuttgart pp. 235-246. [RLL List # 169 / Rec.# 16638] Keywords: ANTARCTIC/ CO2 EXCHANGE/ LEPTOGIUM/ LIGHT/ MARITIME/ PHOTOSYSTEM II/ TEMPERATURE
Abstract: 4 fig. [... L. puberulum is well adapted to tolerate extreme irradiance conditions likely to impact lichens growing in meltwater flurries without any need for damage-repair-cycles."]