In this study, we investigated the effects of low temperature on the fast chlorophyll
fluorescence transient (OJIP) and OJIP-derived parameters in chlorolichen Dermatocarpon …

Chlorophyll fluorescence is an important indicator of a photosynthetic energy conversion in
chloroplast photosystem II and responds sensitively to stress factors affecting …

Chlorophyll fluorescence is an effective tool for investigating characteristics of any
photosynthesizing organisms and its responses due to different stressors. Here, we have …

This study explores and compares the limits for photosynthesis in subzero temperatures of
six Antarctic lichens: Sphaerophorus globosus, Caloplaca regalis, Umbilicaria antarctica …

In this study, we evaluated the effect of temperature on the fast chlorophyll fluorescence
(ChlF) transient (OJIP) and OJIP-derived parameters in Antarctic lichens Xanthoria elegans …

Features of chlorophyll fluorescence transients can be used to investigate low temperature
induced effects on photosystem II of Page 1 CZECH POLAR REPORTS 5 (1): 99-111, 2015 …

Lichens are symbiotic organisms that are well adapted to desiccation/rehydration cycles.
Over the last decades, the physiological background of their photosynthetic response …

Temperature response curves of chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters were used to
assess minimum sub-zero temperature assuring functioning of photosynthetic …

It is well established that lichens from polar regions of the Earth are capable to perform
photosynthesis at sub-zero temperatures. Majority of them show a high degree of …

In this study, we investigated responses of the Photochemical Reflectance Index (PRI), and
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to gradual dehydration of several Antarctic …