Growth and morphology variation as a response to changing environmental factors in two Arctic species of Raphidonema (Trebouxiophyceae) from snow and soil

Polar Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 558-567

  Stibal, Marek ^a,b   Elster, Josef ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; WERENSKIOLDBREEN; WORLD;

CHLOROPHYTA; RAPHIDONEMA; RAPHIDONEMA NIVALE;

EID: 21344470656     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-004-0709-y     Document Type: Article

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