Tolerance of Antarctic cyanobacterial mats to enhanced UV radiation

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-101

  George, Alison L ^a   Murray, Alistair W ^a   Montiel, Pedro O ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Cyanobacterium; Ozone depletion; Photoinhibition; Pigment; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL;

CYANOBACTERIUM; OZONE; TOLERANCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; OZONE LAYER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CYANOBACTERIA; LEPTOLYNGBYA; LEPTOLYNGBYA SP.; PHORMIDIUM; PHORMIDIUM SP.;

EID: 0034862178     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(01)00149-0     Document Type: Article

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