Patterns and UV sensitivity of carbon anhydrase and nitrate reductase activities in south Pacific macroalgae

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1813-1821

  Huovinen, P ^a,c   Gomez I ^b   Orostegui, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROALGA; NITRATE; TAXONOMY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 34249010242     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0613-4     Document Type: Article

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