Evaluation of in vivo thallus absorptance and chlorophyll fluorescence as biomarkers of UV-B exposure and effects in marine macroalgae from different tidal levels

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-212

  Cordi, B ^a   Hyde, P ^a,b   Donkin, M E ^a   Price, D N ^a   Depledge, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Biomarker; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Coastal waters; In vivo spectrophotometric absorptance; Ozone depletion; UV B

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; OZONE; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PHYCOERYTHROBILIN; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; SEASHORE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0032792691     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(99)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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