Rapid ammonium- and nitrate-induced perturbations to chl a fluorescence in nitrogen-stressed Dunaliella tertiolecta (Chlorophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 332-342

  Young, Erica B ^a,b   Beardall, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Ammonium; Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Dunaliella; Nitrate; Nitrogen limitation; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; MICROALGA; NITRATE; PERTURBATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037388578     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02109.x     Document Type: Article

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