Estimation of the photosynthetic action spectrum: Implication for primary production models

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 207-223

  Kyewalyanga, Margareth N ^a,b   Platt, Trevor ^c   Sathyendranath, Shubha ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption spectrum; Action spectrum; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton; Primary production

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; ACTION SPECTRUM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTION SPECTRUM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0030621039     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps146207     Document Type: Article

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