Lichen algae respond to desiccation with both a controlled collapse of their cell walls and a bit of biochemical remodelling.
Tag - desiccation
Erin Zimmerman
What are holocentric chromosomes good for?
Possessing holocentric chromosomes may confer an advantage in clastogenic conditions and environments.
botanyone
Solute transport inside feather moss stems
Feather mosses serve as important regulatory organisms for many ecological processes in boreal forests. They are generally considered to be ectohydric species, transporting water on the surface of the plant. But is this...
The lachrymatory tale of the barnacle and the bacterium
For Valentine's Day Nigel Chaffey finds a tale of an unlikely couple who have set up home together, though it ends in tears.
Nigel Chaffey
Ecophysiology of recalcitrant seed persistence
Dominant tree species in northern temperate forests, for example oak and beech, produce desiccation-sensitive seeds. Despite the potentially major influence of this functional trait on the regeneration and distribution...
Dehydration rate and ROS production in an aquatic moss
Desiccation induces an increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in chloroplasts, mitochondria and peroxisomes as cellular water content decreases. Cruz de Carvalho et al. examine how dehydration rate influences ROS...
Is the moss calyptra covered by a cuticle?
Over a century ago, the gametophytic calyptra was predicted to be covered by a cuticle that protects the sporophyte apex from desiccation. Budke et al. examine the moss Funaria hygrometrica using electron microscopy...
