Photoautotrophic metabolism of Caulerpa taxifolia (Chlorophyta) in the NW Mediterranean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 153, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 113-123

  Chisholm, John R M ^a,c   Jaubert, Jean M ^a,b  

^a CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Caulerpa taxifolia; Depth; Irradiance; Photosynthesis; Season

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0030755601     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps153113     Document Type: Article

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