Short-term and chronic effects of copper, zinc and mercury on the chlorophyll content of four lichen photobionts and related alga

Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory

Volumn , Issue 95, 2004, Pages 271-284

  Bačkor, Martin ^a,b   Dzubaj, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Algae; Chlorophyll content; Chlorophyll integrity; Coccomyxa; Copper; Growth inhibition; Heavy metals; Leptosira; Mercury; Myrmecia; Phaeophytin; Photobiont; Trebouxia; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COCCOMYXA; LEPTOSIRA; LEPTOSIRA TERRESTRIS; MYRMECIA BIATORELLAE; TREBOUXIA; TREBOUXIA ERICI; TREBOUXIA IRREGULARIS;

EID: 1642290982     PISSN: 00730912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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