Induction of thymine dimers by solar radiation in natural freshwater phytoplankton assemblages in Patagonia, Argentina

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-78

  Klisch, Manfred ^a   Sinha, Rajeshwar P ^a,b   Helbling, E Walter ^c   Häder, Donat P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Estac de Fotobiologia Playa Union   (Argentina)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Freshwater phytoplankton; Repair; Solar UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DNA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER DEPTH;

ARGENTINA; CHUBUT; SOUTH AMERICA; TRELEW; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15244363989     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-004-0770-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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