M. C. de Vries and J. R. Waltling 2008: Differences in the utilization of water vapour and free water in two co-occurring foliose lichens from semi-arid southern Australia. - Austral Ecology33: 975-985. [RLL List # 216 / Rec.# 30678] Keywords: ECOPHYSIOLOGY/ WATER RELATIONS/ AUSTRALIA/ CHONDROPSIS/ XANTHOPARMELIA/ PHOTOSYNTHESIS/ WATER VAPOR UPTAKE
Abstract: [Study using Chondropsis semiviridis and Xanthoparmelia convoluta. "Our findings suggest that X. convoluta, which has a more complex morphology, retains water and remains photosynthetically active for significantly longer periods than C. semiviridis, providing X. convoluta with a potential advantage in the semi-arid environments in which both species are found."]