Morphology drives water storage traits in the globally widespread lichen genus Usnea
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Magnus Ekström; Amanda Eriksson; Kristin Palmqvist; Per-Anders Esseen; Yngvar Gauslaa
- Source
- Fungal Ecology. 35:51-61
- Subject
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Usnea
Ecology
Ecological Modeling
Water storage
Morphology (biology)
Plant Science
030108 mycology & parasitology
Biology
biology.organism_classification
01 natural sciences
Lichen morphology
03 medical and health sciences
Genus
Botany
Lichen
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
010606 plant biology & botany
- Language
- ISSN
- 1754-5048
Links between lichen morphology, internal/external water storage and distribution patterns are poorly known. We compared mass- (WC, % H2O) and area-based (WHC, mg H2O cm−2) hydration traits in seve ...