Desiccation stress and tolerance in green algae: Consequences for ultrastructure, physiological and molecular mechanisms

Although most green algae typically occur in aquatic ecosystems, many species also live partly or permanently under aeroterrestrial conditions, where the cells are exposed to the atmosphere and hence regularly experience dehydration. The ability of algal cells to survive in an air-dried state is ter...

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Main Authors: Andreas eHolzinger, Ulf eKarsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00327/full