Growth and pigment composition in the red alga Halymenia floresii cultured under different light qualities

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-260

  Godínez Ortega, José Luis ^a   Snoeijs, Pauli ^b   Robledo, Daniel ^a   Freile Pelegrín, Yolanda ^a   Pedersén, Marianne ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Halymenia floresii; Light quality; Pigments

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; HALYMENIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 43749116872     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9241-0     Document Type: Article

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