The response of green alga Spirogyra sp. to different levels of UV-B radiation

Phyton - Annales Rei Botanicae

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-182

  Germ, Mateja ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Alpine lakes; Outdoor experiment; Photosynthetic pigments; Spirogyra sp.; Terminal electron transport system activity; Ultraviolet absorbing compounds; Ultraviolet B radiation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; SPIROGYRA SP.;

EID: 31644431506     PISSN: 00792047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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