Desiccation and salinity effects on marine and brackish Fucus vesiculosus L. (Phaeophyceae)

Phycologia

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-164

  Gylle, A Maria ^a   Nygard, Charlotta A ^b   Ekelund, Nils G A ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Environment   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brackish; Chlorophyll; Emersion; Mannitol; Marine; Photosynthetic maximal quantum yield (Fv Fm)

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; FUCUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 66149182906     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/08-45.1     Document Type: Article

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