Physiological and structural changes in the chloroplast of the green alga Micrasterias denticulata induced by UV-B stimulation

Plant Ecology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 54-64

  Lütz, Cornelius ^a   Seidlitz, Harald K ^a   Meindl, Ursula ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Algae; Chloroplast; Micrasterias; Photosynthesis; Ultrastructure; UV B

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; MICRASTERIAS; MICRASTERIAS DENTICULATA;

EID: 4944220455     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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