Regulation of photosynthetic pigments in micro-algae by multiple environmental factors: A dynamic balance hypothesis

New Phytologist

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 629-638

  Kana, Todd M ^a   Geider, Richard J ^b   Critchley, Christa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal photosynthesis; Excitation pressure; Photoadaptation; Photosystem II; Pigments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031449103     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00857.x     Document Type: Article

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