Photosynthetic characteristics and C:N ratios of macroalgae from King George Island (Antarctica)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-22

  Weykam, G ^a   Gomez I ^a   Wiencke, C ^a   Iken, K ^a   Kloser H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antartica; C:N ratio; depth; life strategies; macroalgae; photosynthesis; thallus structure

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN;

ALGA; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; FLORA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SAMPLING; SPECIES;

CARBON/NITROGEN RATIO; MACROALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, KING GEORGE ISLAND;

EID: 0030601497     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(96)02576-2     Document Type: Article

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