Effects of temperature and prolonged emersion on photosynthesis, carbohydrate content and growth of the brown intertidal alga Pelvetia canaliculata

Botanica Marina

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 399-407

  Pfetzing, J ^a   Stengel, D B ^a   Cuffe, M M ^a   Savage, A V ^a   Guiry, M D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; CARBOHYDRATE; GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALGAE; DECAISNE; FUCACEAE; FUCALES; HALOPHILA; PELVETIA CANALICULATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0033860723     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2000.041     Document Type: Article

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