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USING a new gas exchange method, we have followed the seasonal response of net assimilation rate (NAR) in Arctic lichens and have found rapid acclimation to temperature, light and thallus moisture content. This suggests that these organisms can adjust reversibly their patterns of physiological response to suit the atmosphere of their rather stressful habitats.
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LARSON, D., KERSHAW, K. Acclimation in arctic lichens. Nature 254, 421–423 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254421b0
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