Optimum growth temperatures of three species of green Chloromonas snow algae from Upstate New York and the White Mountains, Arizona

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 355-363

  Hoham, Ronald W ^a   Frey, Frank M ^a   Mohn, William W ^b   Felio, Joy H ^a   Todd, Sarah ^a   Duncan, Jared E ^a   Banghart, James B ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RESPONSE; SNOW; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CANEA; CRETE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES; WHITE MOUNTAINS;

ALGAE; CHLOROMONAS; PSYCHROPHILA;

EID: 46049104881     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-038)[HOHAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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