Abstract
Photosynthetic acclimation to temperature in higher plants results in a shift in the optimum temperature for maximum nat photosynthesis in the direction of the altered temperature. The photo synthetic capacity is rarely maintained, however: cold pretreatments greatly reduce maximum photo synthetic rate and increase rates of dark respiration. Warm pretreatments have the opposite effect. In lichens, however, the photo synthetic capacity is maintained despite shifts in temperature optima. The significance of this difference is discussed.
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