Photoacoustics: A novel tool for the determination of photosynthetic energy storage efficiency in phytoplankton

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 251-256

  Pinchasov, Yulia ^a   Porat, Ram ^b   Zur, Benjamin ^c   Dubinsky, Zvy ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Mekorot Israel National Water COLTD   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Nutrients; Photoacoustics; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUTRITION; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PLANTS (BOTANY); THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER QUALITY;

LIGHT INTENSITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ENERGY STORAGE EFFICIENCY; PHYTOPLANKTONS;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BIOMASS; CARBON FIXATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESERVOIR;

EID: 33846994416     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0408-5     Document Type: Article

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