Photosynthetic pigment composition of marine angiosperms: Preliminary characterization of Mediterranean seagrasses

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1171-1181

  Casazza, Gianna ^a,b   Mazzella, Lucia ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b APAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; SEAGRASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYMODOCEA NODOSA; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA STIPULACEA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 0038346809     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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