Thermal Sensitivity in Lichens
- 25 August 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 201 (4357) , 739-741
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.201.4357.739
Abstract
Lichens are believed to be extremely resistant to high-temperature stress when desiccated. Results from a reexamination of this concept indicate that some air-dry lichen thalli can be extremely sensitive to even moderate levels of heat stress whereas others exhibit a considerable degree of heat resistance. These differential levels of thermal resistance correlate exactly with the ecology of these populations.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- PHYSIOLOGICAL‐ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS IN LICHENSNew Phytologist, 1977
- PHYSIOLOGICAL‐ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS IN LICHENSNew Phytologist, 1977