A simple incubation tank for photosynthesis measurements with six light intensities

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-202

  Tóth, Viktor R ^a   Herodek, Sándor ^a  

^a BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Ecophysiology; Incubation tank; Light intensities; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LIGHT INTENSITY; MACROPHYTE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 70349554769     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2009019     Document Type: Article

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