Functional Characteristics of Corticolous Lichens in the Understory of a Tropical Lowland Rain Forest

• In tropical lowland forests, corticolous crustose green algal lichens are abundant and highly diverse. This may be related to adaptation to prevailing microenvironmental conditions including, for example, high precipitation and low light intensities. • In the understory of a tropical lowland rain...

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Veröffentlicht in:New Phytologist. - New Phytologist Trust. - 172(2006), 4, Seite 679-695
Weitere Verfasser: Rascher, Uwe, Büdel, Burkhard
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:New Phytologist
Schlagworte:Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Gas Exchange Hydrophobicity Morphology Photosynthetic Capacity Photosynthetic Induction Sunfleck Biological sciences Physical sciences