Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes
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| spelling | rdu-unc.5528752024-07-26T06:22:12Z Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes Mossmann Koch, Natália Díaz Dominguez, Raúl Fávaro, Ana Stanton, Daniel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-4495 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2674-1531 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6430-9080 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6713-9328 Ecophysiology Functional traits Hydration Lichens Water absorption Wettability Journal Impact Factor 0,911 - Cuartil Q3 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Fil: Mossmann Koch, Natália. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; United States of America. Fil: Díaz Dominguez, Raúl. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Centro de Ecología y Recursos Naturales Renovables; Argentina. Fil: Fávaro, Ana. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; United States of America. Fil: Stanton, Daniel. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; United States of America. Abstract Premise: Methods to evaluate lichen thalli hydrophobicity have previously been described, but only recently has hydrophobicity been shown to be an important functional trait related to water regulation dynamics that could be used to predict future climate change effects. We describe a novel protocol to measure lichen thallus hydrophobicity that aims to be an easier and more affordable approach. Methods and Results: Our protocol requires only a micropipette, distilled water, a tripod, and a smartphone or camera. Hydrophobicity is inferred from multiple metrics associated with the absorption times of standardized droplets (initial and total absorption time). We used a data set of 93 lichen taxa with different growth forms and from different biomes and demonstrated that this method is well suited for capturing different levels of hydrophobicity, including very hydrophilic species. Conclusions: Our results show that this new protocol to measure lichen hydrophobicity is a rapid and low‐cost method to assess an ecophysiologically based functional trait that can be used with almost no limitations, including in different climates, lichen species, and growth forms. Premisa: En el pasado se han descrito métodos para evaluar la hidrofobicidad de los talos liquénicos, sin embargo, no fue hasta recientemente que se demostró la importancia de esta propiedad como rasgo funcional en relación a la dinámica de regulación hídrica de los talos, permitiendo utilizarla como herramienta para predecir futuros efectos del cambio climático. Describimos un nuevo protocolo para medir la hidrofobicidad de los talos liquénicos que pretende ser más fácil y asequible. Métodos y Resultados: Nuestro protocolo requiere solamente de una micropipeta, agua destilada, un trípode y un teléfono o una cámara. La hidrofobicidad es inferida a partir de múltiples métricas asociadas a los tiempos de absorción de gotas de un volumen estandarizado (tiempo de absorción inicial y tiempo de absorción total). Utilizamos datos de 93 taxones de líquenes con diferentes formas de crecimiento y provenientes de distintos biomas, lo que permitió demostrar que este método es adecuado para capturar diferentes niveles de hidrofobicidad, incluyendo a especies altamente hidrofílicas. Conclusiones: Nuestros resultados muestran que la medición de la hidrofobicidad de los talos es un método rápido y de bajo costo que permite evaluar un rasgo funcional basado en la ecofisiología de líquenes y que puede ser utilizado prácticamente sin limitaciones, incluyendo en diferentes climas, especies y formas de crecimiento. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Fil: Mossmann Koch, Natália. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; United States of America. Fil: Díaz Dominguez, Raúl. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Centro de Ecología y Recursos Naturales Renovables; Argentina. Fil: Fávaro, Ana. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; United States of America. Fil: Stanton, Daniel. University of Minnesota. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; United States of America. 2024-07-25T13:00:33Z 2024-07-25T13:00:33Z 2024-03 article Koch, N. M., Díaz Dominguez, R., Fávaro, A., & Stanton, D. (2024). Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes. Applications in Plant Sciences, 12(2), e11565. 2168-0450 http://hdl.handle.net/11086/552875 2168-0450 https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11565 spa Attribution-NonCommercial- 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| spellingShingle | Ecophysiology Functional traits Hydration Lichens Water absorption Wettability Mossmann Koch, Natália Díaz Dominguez, Raúl Fávaro, Ana Stanton, Daniel Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes |
| title | Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes |
| title_full | Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes |
| title_fullStr | Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes |
| title_short | Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes |
| title_sort | thallus hydrophobicity a low cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes |
| topic | Ecophysiology Functional traits Hydration Lichens Water absorption Wettability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11086/552875 https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11565 |
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