Photosynthetic activity of intertidal microphytobenthic communities during emersion: In situ measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence (PAM) and CO 2 flux (IRGA)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 864-873

  Migné, Aline ^a,d   Gévaert, François ^b   Créach, Anne ^b   Spilmont, Nicolas ^c   Chevalier, Emilie ^b   Davoult, Dominique ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^d STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

Author keywords

C fixation; Microphytobenthos; PAM fluorescence; Primary production; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848889251     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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