Symplasmic and apoplasmic transport inside feather moss stems of Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The ubiquitous feather mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens form a thick, continuous boundary layer between the soil and the atmosphere, and play important roles in hydrology and nutrient cycling in tundra and boreal ecosystems. The water fluxes among these mosses and environmental factors controlling them are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate whether feather mosses are capable of internal transport and to provide a better understanding of species-specific morphological traits underlying this function. The impacts of environmental conditions on their internal transport rates were also investigated.

Methods

Cells involved in water and food conduction in P. schreberi and H. splendens were identified by transmission

SUBMITTER: Sokolowska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5691860 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature