Ultrastructure and photosynthesis in the supralittoral green macroalga Prasiola crispa from Spitsbergen (Norway) under UV exposure

Phycologia

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 168-177

  Holzinger, Andreas ^a   Karsten, Ulf ^b   Lütz, Cornelius ^a   Wiencke, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Green alga; Thylakoid; Ultrastructure; UV

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; PRASIOLA CRISPA;

EID: 30944433421     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/05-20.1     Document Type: Article

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