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F v/F m acclimation to the Mediterranean summer drought in two sympatric Lasallia species from the Iberian mountains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2017

M. VIVAS ,
S. PÉREZ-ORTEGA ,
A. PINTADO  and
L. G. SANCHO
M. VIVAS
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular Vegetal, Instituto de Agroindustria, Departamento de Ciencias Agronómicas y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile; Ecobiosis, Dpto. de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanografía, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile; and Departamento de Biología Vegetal II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040, Madrid, Spain. Email: meru.vivas@gmail.com
S. PÉREZ-ORTEGA
Affiliation:
Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, E-28014, Madrid, Spain
A. PINTADO
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040, Madrid, Spain
L. G. SANCHO
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

Photosynthetic performance in lichens can vary throughout the year. We investigate the variation in the PSII quantum efficiency as a proxy for the physiological state of the photosynthetic apparatus in two umbilicate species from the genus Lasallia. Temporal variation in F v/F m in both species was monitored at a field site in Central Spain where both species coexist. Subsequent measurements were carried out in the laboratory after 48 h preconditioning. Both species showed clear variation during the year in PSII performance, with a marked depression in F v/F m during the summer. Lasallia pustulata consistently had higher F v/F m values than L. hispanica. Both species reached higher F v/F m values after 48 h of preconditioning in the laboratory and this recovery was particularly notable in the summer months. F v/F m was highly related to antecedent weather conditions during the two days prior to measurement.

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chlorophyll fluorescencelichensPSIIquantum efficiencyseasonal effects

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The Lichenologist , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , March 2017 , pp. 157 - 165
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© British Lichen Society, 2017 

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