Species diversity gradient to darkness stress in blue-green algae/cyanobacteria: A microscale test in a prehistoric cave, Mount Carmel, Israel

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-238

  Vinogradova, Oxana N ^a   Kovalenko, Olga V ^a   Wasser, Solomon P ^a,b   Nevo, Eviatar ^b   Weinstein Evron, Mina ^b  

^a M G KHOLODNY INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EPILITHON; LIGHT EFFECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0032439726     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: 22238980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07929978.1998.10676732     Document Type: Article

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