Comparing the response of Antarctic, tropical and temperate microalgae to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) stress

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 689-699

  Wong, C Y ^a   Chu, W L ^a,b   Marchant, H ^c   Phang, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic algae; Chlamydomonas; Chlorella; Diatoms; Ultraviolet radiation (UVR)

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMPHIPRORA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROMONAS AUGUSTAE; NAVICULA; NAVICULA INCERTA;

EID: 36448970513     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9214-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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