Growth, photosynthesis and fertility of Chara aspera under different light and salinity conditions

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-234

  Blindow, Irmgard ^a   Dietrich, Jana ^a   Möllmann, Nils ^a   Schubert, Hendrik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Charophyta; Growth; Light; Photosynthesis; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALINITY;

CHARA; CHARA ASPERA; CHARALES; FRAXINUS;

EID: 0038756781     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(03)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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