Photosynthetic and growth response of freshwater picocyanobacteria are strain-specific and sensitive to photoacclimation

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-357

  Moser, Michael ^a   Callieri, Cristana ^b   Weisse, Thomas ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LABORATORY METHOD; LIGHT QUALITY; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 67650812970     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn123     Document Type: Article

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