Using a Mini-Raman Spectrometer to Monitor the Adaptive Strategies of Extremophile Colonizers in Arid Deserts: Relationships Between Signal Strength, Adaptive Strategies, Solar Radiation, and Humidity
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Miralles Mellado, Isabel![Autoridad Universidad de Almería Autoridad Universidad de Almería](/themes/Mirage2/images/autoridades/autoridad.png)
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2012-09-12Resumen
The survival strategies of one cyanobacteria colony and three terricolous lichen species from the hot subdesert of Tabernas, Spain, were studied along with topographical attributes of the area to investigate whether the protective strategies adopted by these pioneer soil colonizers are related to the environmental stressors under which they survive. A handheld Raman spectrometer was used for biomolecular characterization, while the microclimatic and topographic parameters were estimated with a Geographic Information System (GIS). We found that the survival strategies adopted by those organisms are based on different combinations of protective biomolecules, each with diverse ecophysiological functions, such as UV-radiation screening, free-energy quenching, antioxidants, and the production of different types and amounts of calcium oxalates. Our results show that the cyanobacteria community and each lichen species preferentially colonized a particular microhabitat with specific moisture a...
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Hot desert
Raman spectroscopy
Topography
Terricolous lichens
Cyanobacteria
Planetary exploration