Microscopic green algae and cyanobacteria in high-frequency intermittent light

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 325-333

  Nedbal, Ladislav ^a   Tichý, Vladimír ^a   Xiong, Fusheng ^a   Grobbelaar, Johan U ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

algae; cyanobacteria; growth rate; intermittent light; oxygen evolution; photoinhibition

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; GREEN ALGAE; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT REGIME; MICROALGAE; PHOTOINHIBITION;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS;

EID: 0030301709     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02178575     Document Type: Article

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