Wave-like protonemal colonies of the mossScopelophila cataractaeand their consequences in light capture
作者:
TakenakaA.,
SatakeK.,
期刊:
Journal of Bryology
(Taylor Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 16,
issue 3
页码: 429-436
ISSN:0373-6687
年代: 1991
DOI:10.1179/jbr.1991.16.3.429
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
AbstractLight-capture efficiency of the microstructure of protonemal colonies ofScoplophila cataractae, was investigated. Colonies situated at shaded locations and not facing the direction of canopy openings showed a wave-like structure, consisting of mostly parallel laminae extending 2–12 mm from the vertical surface of the substrate. Light irradiance was estimated to be 2.0–2.5 times higher on the upper surfaces of the laminae than on the stone base on which the moss was growing. The wave-like structure is a result of the growth of fibrous protonemal cells perpendicular to the main direction of the incident light. A correlation was found between the height of a lamina and its distance from the adjacent lamina, indicating self-thinning processes during formation of the lamina structure.
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