Photoacclimation in microphytobenthos and the role of xanthophyll pigments

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-132

  Van Leeuwe, Maria A ^a   Brotas, Vanda ^b   Consalvey, Mireille ^c   Forster, Rodney M ^d,e   Gillespie, David ^f   Jesus, Bruno ^b   Roggeveld, Jan ^a   Gieskes, Winfried W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diatoxanthin; Irradiance; Microphytobenthos; Photoacclimation; Pigments; Xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILM; CAROTENOID; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; EUPHOTIC ZONE; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROALGA; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOMASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

BARROW ESTUARY; EDEN ESTUARY; EURASIA; EUROPE; FIFE; IRELAND; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SCOTLAND; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 45849111862     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260701726119     Document Type: Article

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