The influence of irradiance on the apparent photosynthetic quotient in the unicellular alga Pycnococcus provasolii

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-33

  Iriarte, Arantza ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Irradiance; Photosynthetic quotient; Phytoplankton; Pycnococcus provasolii

Indexed keywords

ALGA; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PYCNOCOCCUS PROVASOLII;

EID: 0032848127     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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