Physiological responses of the eulittoral macroalga stictosiphonia hookeri (rhodomelaceae, rhodophyta) from argentina and chile: Salinity, light and temperature acclimation

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-368

  Karsten, Ulf ^a   Koch, Sabine ^b   Kirst, Gunter O ^b   West, John A ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth; Osmotic acclimation; Photosynthesis; Salt stress; Sorbitol; Temperature ecotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000761957     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670269600651591     Document Type: Article

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