Protocols in Lichenology Culturing, Biochemistry, Ecophysiology and Use in Biomonitoring - Kranner, Ilse.; Beckett, Richard; Varma, Ajit.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002)
Culture and Cultivation -- 1 Isolation and Culture of Lichen Photobionts and Mycobionts -- 2 Culture of Thallus Fragments and Redifferentiation of Lichens -- 3 Resynthesis of Photosymbiodemes -- 4 Protoplast Isolation from Lichen Mycobionts -- 5 Differentiation Processes in Lichens-in Vivo Cultivation and Transplantation Methods -- 6 Isolation and Culture of Lichenicolous Fungi -- Ultrastructure -- 7 Preparative Techniques for Transmission Electron Microscopy and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy of Lichens -- 8 Preparative Techniques for Low Temperature Scanning Electron Microscopy of Lichens -- Physiology and Ecophysiology -- 9 Measurement of Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Lichens -- 10 Characterising Photosynthesis and Respiration in Freshly Isolated or Cultured Lichen Photobionts -- 11 Analysis of Ethylene and ACC in Lichens -- 12 Measuring Activities of the Enzymes Superoxide Dismutase and Glutathione Reductase in Lichens -- 13 Studying the Effects of Elevated Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide on Lichens Using Open Top Chambers -- 14 In situ Measurements of the Water Content of Lichens -- 15 Determination of the Parameters of Liehen Water Relations -- 16 Measurement of Lichen Growth -- Lichen Compounds -- 17 Analysis of Phenolic Products in Lichens for Identification and Taxonomy -- 18 Investigating the Production of Secondary Compounds in Cultured Lichen Mycobionts -- 19 Analysing Lichen Enzymes by Isoelectricfocussing -- 20 Analysis of Lipids in Lichens -- 21 Measuring Ergosterol and Chitin in Lichens -- 22 Analysis of Chlorophylls, Carotenoids, and Tocopherols in Lichens -- Nucleic acids -- 23 Isolation of Nucleic Acids from Lichens -- 24 PCR Techniques and Automated Sequencing in Lichens -- 25 RAPD-PCR of Lichens -- Bioindication and Biomonitoring -- 26 Biomonitoring Radionuclide Deposition with Lichens -- 27 Biomonitoring Heavy Metal Pollution with Lichens -- 28 Bioindication of Sulphur Dioxide Pollution with Lichens -- Biodiversity and Information Systems -- 29 Management of a Lichen Herbarium -- 30 Documentation of Lichens by Macrophotography -- 31 Computer-Aided Identification Systems for Biology, with Particular Reference to Lichens -- 32 On-line Documentation of Lichen Biodiversity.
Keywords: Plant science; Botany; Biotechnology; Ecotoxicology; Ecology .; Plant Sciences; Biotechnology; Ecotoxicology; Ecology