Embryophytes (land plants) can be found in almost any habitat on the Earth's surface. All of
this ecologically diverse embryophytic flora arose from algae through a singular evolutionary …

Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) of chlorophyll fluorescence is a valuable feature for
the study of photosynthetic organisms' light utilization and dissipation. However, all too often …

Microbial biophotovoltaic cells exploit the ability of cyanobacteria and microalgae to convert
light energy into electrical current using water as the source of electrons. Such …

Abstract Photosystems II and I (PSII, PSI) are the reaction centre-containing complexes
driving the light reactions of photosynthesis; PSII performs light-driven water oxidation and …

Biological soil crusts are thin, inconspicuous communities along the soil atmosphere
ecotone that, until recently, were unrecognized by ecologists and even more so by …

In the light, photosynthetic cells can potentially suffer from oxidative damage derived from
reactive oxygen species. Nevertheless, a variety of oxygenic photoautotrophs, including …

In recent years, soil inoculation with cyanobacteria has become one of the most promising
biotechnological strategies for restoring soil functionality in degraded drylands because of …

Excess illumination damages the photosynthetic apparatus with severe implications with
regard to plant productivity. Unlike model organisms, the growth of Chlorella ohadii, isolated …

Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are found in drylands, cover∼ 12% of the Earth's surface in arid
and semi-arid lands and their destruction is considered an important promoter of …

Abstract During the HH-19-2 flight mission of the Chinese Scientific Experimental System,
dried Nostoc sp. cells were exposed to the stratosphere environment (32,508 m altitude) for …