Carbon fixation by phytoplankton in high Arctic lakes: Implications of low temperature for photosynthesis

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 3 I, 1999, Pages 597-607

  Markager, Stiig ^a,b   Vincent, Warwick F ^a   Tang, Evonne P Y ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIXATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARCTIC;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032944625     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.3.0597     Document Type: Article

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