Assessment of photosynthetic performance of Prochloron in Lissoclinum patella in hospite by chlorophyll fluorescence measurements

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 945-951

  Schreiber, U ^a   Gademann, R ^b   Ralph, P J ^c   Larkum, A W D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Gademann Meßtechnik   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Chlororespiration; Coral reef; PAM fluorometer; Photosynthesis; Prochloron

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CYANOBACTERIA; LISSOCLINUM; LISSOCLINUM PATELLA; PROCHLORON; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0030823825     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029256     Document Type: Article

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