Effects of UV-A radiation on Desmodesmus armatus: Changes in growth rate, pigment content and morphological appearance

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 451-465

  Pálffy, Károly ^a   Vörös, Lajos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^b BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophyll a; Coenobium; Photosynthetically active radiation; UV A radiation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABUNDANCE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; LABORATORY METHOD; MONITORING; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PIGMENT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ARMATUS; DESMODESMUS;

EID: 33750706520     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200510843     Document Type: Article

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