Ice nucleation in seaweeds in relation to vertical zonation

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 739-742

  Lundheim, Rolv ^a  

^a ALLFORSK   (Norway)

Author keywords

Freeze tolerance; Freezing; Ice nucleation; Seaweed; Zonation

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; LITTORAL ZONE; MACROALGAE; ROCKY SHORE; SEAWEEDS; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

NORWAY; TRONDHEIMSFJORD;

ALGAE;

EID: 0030735646     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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