Effects of UV radiation on the ultrastructure of several red algae

Phycological Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-19

  Poppe, Frank ^a   Schmidt, Ralf A M ^a   Hanelt, Dieter ^a   Wiencke, Christian ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Macroalgae; Protein crystals; Rhodophyta; Ultrastructure; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE; BANGIA ATROPURPUREA; EUKARYOTA; PALMARIA DECIPIENS; PALMARIA PALMATA; PHYCODRYS AUSTROGEORGICA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0037366925     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1835.2003.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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