Short-term effects of UVB radiation on chlorophyll fluorescence, biomass, pigments, and carbohydrate fractions in a benthic diatom mat

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 656-666

  Underwood, Graham J C ^a   Nilsson, Claes ^b   Sundbäck, Kristina ^b   Wulff, Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Carbohydrates; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Microphytobenthos; Motility; Sediments; Subtidal; UV B radiation; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELL DENSITY; CHLOROPHYLL; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE; GLUCAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMER; SEDIMENT; STEADY STATE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; DIATOM; FLUORESCENCE; PIGMENT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GYROSIGMA BALTICUM;

EID: 0032865489     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3540656.x     Document Type: Article

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