Dominant chlorophylls and carotenoids in macroalgae of the Baltic Sea (Baltic proper): Their use as potential biomarkers

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Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-62

  Bianchi, Thomas S ^a   Kautsky, Lena ^b   Argyrou, Marina ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Biomarkers; Macroalgae; Plant pigments

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0039646527     PISSN: 00364827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00364827.1997.10413637     Document Type: Article

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