Photoacclimation of the invasive alga Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea to depth and daylight patterns and a putative new role for siphonaxanthin

Marine Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-30

  Raniello, Raffaella ^a   Lorenti, Maurizio ^a   Brunet, Christophe ^a   Buia, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Lutein; RLC; Siphonaxanthin; Siphonein; Xanthophyll cycles

Indexed keywords

ALGA; DEPTH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT;

GULF OF NAPLES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

ALGAE; CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 33645063434     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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