Measuring photosynthetic parameters in individual algal cells by Fast Repetition Rate fluorometry

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-153

  Gorbunov, Maxim Y ^a   Kolber, Zbigniew S ^a   Falkowski, Paul G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Electron transport; Phytoplankton; Quantum yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033499750     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006360005033     Document Type: Article

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