Exposure to sudden light burst after prolonged darkness—a case study on benthic diatoms in Antarctica

Diatom Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 519-532

  Wulff, Angela ^a   Roleda, Michael Y ^a,b   Zacher, Katharina ^c   Wiencke, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Benthic microalgae; Dark; Microphytobenthos; Optimum quantum yield; Photosynthesis; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

DARK; DIATOM; LIGHT EFFECT; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEA ICE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FASCIOLA; GYROSIGMA FASCIOLA;

EID: 57049169762     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2008.9705774     Document Type: Article

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