Natural UVB exposure changes the species composition of Antarctic phytoplankton in mixed culture

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-305

  Davidson, A T ^a,b   Marchant, H J ^a   De La Mare, W K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic phytoplankton; Species composition; UVB radiation

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); NITZSCHIA ALBA; PHAEOCYSTIS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0000213418     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame010299     Document Type: Article

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