Effects of ultraviolet radiation on photosynthesis in the subtropical marine diatom, Chaetoceros gracilis (Bacillariophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 960-968

  Hazzard, Christina ^a,b   Lesser, Michael P ^c   Kinzie III, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatom; Photosynthesis; Photosystem II; RUBISCO; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; CARBON FIXATION; DIATOM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHAETOCEROS GRACILIS;

EID: 0031413397     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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