Photosynthetic characteristics of the freshwater red alga Batrachospermum delicatulum (Skuja) necchi & entwisle;Características fotossintéticas da alga vermelha continental Batrachospermum delicatulum (Skuja) Necchi & Entwisle

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-137

  Júnior, Orlando Necchi ^a   Alves, Abner H S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Batrachospermum; Diurnal rhythm; Irradiance; PH; Photosynthesis; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248344114     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-33062005000100012     Document Type: Article

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