The intrathalline heterogeneity of chlorophyll a fluorescence (CaF) in thalli of the foliose lichen Flavoparmelia caperata was studied measuring Fo, Fm, Fv/Fm, ΔF/Fm′, NPQ and Ft in two spots of 25 mm2 positioned at ca 0.8 and 3 cm from the thallus margin. Measurements were carried out both in the field and in the laboratory using north-exposed, epiphytic thalli occurring in a deciduous wood of the Karst plateau (Trieste, NE Italy). With the exception of NPQ, all parameters were statistically higher in the marginal spots than in the central ones, suggesting that the level of photochemical activity is higher where the photobiont cells are more dense and younger. Fm and Fv/Fm of marginal spots measured in the field were statistically lower than those measured in the laboratory, probably as a consequence of the different pre-treatment conditions. The importance of selecting a specific measuring spot, particularly for biomonitoring purposes, is discussed.
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1 September 2008
Intrathalline Variation of Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Emission in The Epiphytic Lichen Flavoparmelia Caperata
Laurence Baruffo,
Massimo Piccotto,
Mauro Tretiach
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The Bryologist
Vol. 111 • No. 3
Fall 2008
Vol. 111 • No. 3
Fall 2008
biomonitoring
Flavoparmelia caperata
fluorescence heterogeneity
Italy
photobiont
photosynthesis