Diurnal movements of chloroplasts in Halophila stipulacea and their effect on PAM fluorometric measurements of photosynthetic rates

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-276

  Sharon, Yoni ^a,b   Beer, Sven ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Interuniversity Institute of Eilat   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chloroplast clumping; Chloroplast movement; Halophila stipulacea; PAM fluorometry; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHLOROPLAST; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ELECTRON; FLUOROMETRY; LIGHT EFFECT; MOVEMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEAGRASS;

HALOPHILA STIPULACEA;

EID: 40649109281     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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