Influence of light conditions on the release of volatile halocarbons by Antarctic macroalgae

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-294

  Laturnus, Frank ^a,c   Wiencke, Christian ^b   Adams, Freddy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antartica; Light dependence; Macroalgae; Methylhalides; VHOC; Volatile halocarbons

Indexed keywords

METHYL CHLORIDE; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; OZONE;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; HALOCARBON; LIGHT EFFECT; MACROALGA;

AIR POLLUTION; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; GREEN ALGA; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIGHT; OZONE LAYER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RED ALGA; STRATOSPHERE; TIME; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032052858     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(98)00025-7     Document Type: Article

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