Effect of copper on the photochemical efficiency, growth, and chlorophyll a biomass of natural phytoplankton assemblages

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-143

  Pérez, Patricia ^a   Estévez Blanco, Patricia ^a   Beiras, Ricardo ^a   Fernández, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Copper toxicity; Fast repetition rate fluorometer; Natural phytoplankton assemblages; Potential photochemical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORESCENCE; METALS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

COPPER TOXICITY; FAST REPETITION RATE FLUOROMETER; NATURAL PHYTOPLANKTON ASSEMBLAGES; POTENTIAL PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY;

COPPER;

CHLOROPHYLL A; COPPER; TRACE METAL;

CHLOROPHYLL A; COPPER; GROWTH; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLAGELLATE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETER; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDONITZSCHIA; PSEUDONITZSCHIA PUNGENS; TAXONOMY;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROMETRY; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA PUNGENS;

EID: 29744439459     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-392R1.1     Document Type: Article

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