Lange, OL/ Kilian, E/ Ziegler, H 1986: Water vapor uptake and photosynthesis of lichens: performance differences in species with green and blue-green algae as phycobionts. - Oecologia71: 104-110. [RLL List # 131 / Rec.# 11029] Keywords: WATER RELATIONS/ NEPHROMA/ PELTIGERA/ ECOPHYSIOLOGY/ PHOTOBIONT/ NOSTOC/ LOBARIA/ PHOTOSYNTHESIS/ RESPIRATION
Abstract: 8 figures. [Studies on species of several genera. "Carbon isotope ratios of the lichen thalli suggest that a definite ecological difference exists in water status-dependent photosynthesis of species with green and blue-green phycobionts. Apparently, a fundamental difference in the structure of the two groups of algae is involved."]