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Stålfelt (1937) observed the detrimental effect of a high light intensity on forest mosses, and Tallis (1959) a rapid chlorophyll degradation in Rhacomitrium lanuginosum. Rastorfer (1970) was probably the first to study the chlorophyll content and the photosynthetic activity of mosses in polar regions with reference to dependency on the light intensity. The brown color and the low chlorophyll content in antarctic mosses changed within a few days to “normal” when the mosses were cultivated under rhythmic or low light intensity conditions. Sometimes the chlorophyll a seems to be more sensitive than b to adverse light conditions. Temperature also plays a role in these changes: a low temperature and high light intensity seem to have a particular effect (Rastorfer and Higinbotham, 1968; cf. also Stålfelt, 1937). In his studies, however, Rastorfer did not particularly stress the problem of “day length” as being an additional factor besides light intensity. The significance of time factor, combined with high light intensities, has been stressed e.g. by Godish and Schein (1966). In their studies of mosses, Kallio and Heinonen (1973) observed the effect of continuous light, but did not analyse it in more detail. The effect of continuous light or long day on chloroplast structure has not been studied in mosses.
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Kallio, P., Valanne, N. (1975). On the Effect of Continuous Light on Photosynthesis in Mosses. In: Wielgolaski, F.E. (eds) Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80937-8_17
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