In situ measurements of photosynthetic irradiance responses of two Red Sea sponges growing under dim light conditions

Marine Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 613-617

  Beer, S ^a   Ilan, M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPONGE;

RED SEA;

CLIONA VASTIFICA; PORIFERA; THEONELLA SWINHOEI;

EID: 0031928801     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050353     Document Type: Article

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