Seasonal growth and phenotypic variation in Porphyra linearis (rhodophyta) populations on the west coast of Ireland

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-100

  Varela Álvarez, Elena ^a,b   Stengel, Dagmar B ^a   Guiry, Michael D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bangiales; Conchospore; Growth rates; North Atlantic; Phenology; Phenotype; Porphyra; Rubisco; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BANGIALES; PORPHYRA; PORPHYRA LINEARIS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33846930939     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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