Coupling between Photosystem II electron transport and carbon fixation in microphytobenthos

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-311

  Morris, E P ^a,b   Forster, R M ^a,c   Peene, J ^a   Kromkamp, J C ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

14C uptake; Absorption cross section; Maximum photosynthetic capacity; Maximum quantum yield of photosynthesis; Microphytobenthos; PAM fluorescence; Sediment; Variable fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 42549083766     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01175     Document Type: Article

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