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Algal stacks and fungal stacks as adaptations to high light in lichens

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    SYSNO ASEP0395745
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleAlgal stacks and fungal stacks as adaptations to high light in lichens
    Author(s) Vondrák, Jan (BU-J) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Kubásek, Jiří (UEK-B)
    Number of authors2
    Source TitleLichenologist. - : Cambridge University Press - ISSN 0024-2829
    Roč. 45, č. 1 (2013), s. 115-124
    Number of pages10 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    KeywordsCO2 assimilation ; evlution ; dark respiration
    Subject RIVEF - Botanics
    Subject RIV - cooperationGlobal Change Research Institute - Ecology, Behaviour
    R&D ProjectsED1.1.00/02.0073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LM2010007 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportBU-J - RVO:67985939 ; RVO:67179843 - RVO:67179843
    CEZAV0Z60050516 - BU-J (2005-2011)
    UT WOS000313218500012
    DOI10.1017/S0024282912000722
    AnnotationSome lichens that occur in mountains and arid regions have developed an unusual anatomy resembling window-leaved plants. In these lichens, algal cells occur in thick vertical stacks (algal stacks) separated by vertical channels of light-transferring fungal hyphae (fungal stacks). We present experimental evidence that this anatomy permits higher rates of area-based CO2 assimilation in strong light, but that it also leads to higher respiration resulting in higher compensation irradiance. The net effect of this anatomy must be beneficial in regions of high insolation, as it has arisen many times in different parts of the world, and in unrelated lichens, and these lichens often dominate the communities in which they occur.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Botany
    ContactMartina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8
    Year of Publishing2014
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