Photosynthesis, pigments and ultrastructure of the alpine snow alga Chlamydomonas nivalis

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-268

  Remias, Daniel ^a   Lütz Meindl, Ursula ^b   Lütz, Cornelius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Low temperature; Photosynthesis; Red snow; Secondary carotenoids; Thylakoids

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RED ALGA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS NIVALIS; CHLOROPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 27244449008     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260500202148     Document Type: Article

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