Physiological characteristics of the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa along a depth-related gradient of light availability

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 353, Issue , 2008, Pages 65-79

  Collier, Catherine J ^a   Lavery, Paul S ^a   Ralph, Peter J ^b   Masini, Raymond J ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Depth gradient; Light reduction; Photosynthetic responses; Pigments; Self shading

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; MEADOW; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; SEAGRASS; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

POSIDONIA SINUOSA;

EID: 39349112574     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07171     Document Type: Article

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