ArticleFrontiers in plant science2020
It Is Hot in the Sun: Antarctic Mosses Have High Temperature Optima for Photosynthesis Despite Cold Climate.
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- Basking in the sun: how mosses photosynthesise and survive in Antarctica.Photosynthesis research · 2023Review
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- Antarctic Lichens under Long-Term Passive Warming: Species-Specific Photochemical Responses to Desiccation and Heat Shock Treatments.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Global maps of soil temperature.Global change biology · 2022Article
- Desiccation tolerance in bryophytes relates to elasticity but is independent of cell wall thickness and photosynthesis.Physiologia plantarum · 2022Article
- Stable isotope approaches and opportunities for improving plant conservation.Conservation physiology · 2022Article
- Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveal the adaptation of Antarctic mossFrontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- The Antarctic MossFrontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Metabolic profiling and gene expression analyses provide insights into cold adaptation of an Antarctic mossFrontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- The Influence of Seasonality on Secondary Metabolite Profiles and Neuroprotective Activities of MossPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
The terrestrial flora of Antarctica's frozen continent is restricted to sparse ice-free areas and dominated by lichens and bryophytes. These plants frequently battle sub-zero temperatures, extreme winds and reduced water availability; all influencing their ability to survive and grow. Antarctic mosses, however, can have canopy temperatures well above air temperature. At midday, canopy temperatures can exceed 15°C, depending on moss turf water content. In this study, the optimum temperature of photosynthesis was determined for six Antarctic moss species:
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