期刊
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
卷 23, 期 7, 页码 1845-1858出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0653-2
关键词
Antioxidants; Biodiversity; Klebsormidium; Organic osmolytes; Ultrastructure; UV-sunscreens
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [KA899/16-1/2/3/4]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P 24242-B16]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P 24242] Funding Source: researchfish
Green algae are major components of biological soil crusts in alpine habitats. Together with cyanobacteria, fungi and lichens, green algae form a pioneer community important for the organisms that will succeed them. In their high altitudinal habitat these algae are exposed to harsh and strongly fluctuating environmental conditions, mainly intense irradiation, including ultraviolet radiation, and lack of water leading to desiccation. Therefore, green algae surviving in these environments must have evolved with either avoidance or protective strategies, as well as repair mechanisms for damage. In this review we have highlighted these mechanisms, which include photoprotection, photochemical quenching, and high osmotic values to avoid water loss, and in some groups flexibility of secondary cell walls to maintain turgor pressure even in water-limited situations. These highly specialized green algae will serve as good model organisms to study desiccation tolerance or photoprotective mechanisms, due to their natural capacity to withstand unfavorable conditions. We point out the urgent need for modern phylogenetic approaches in characterizing these organisms, and molecular methods for analyzing the metabolic changes involved in their adaptive strategies.
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