Photosynthetic responses of Halophila stipulacea to a light gradient. II. Acclimations following transplantation

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 153-157

  Sharon, Yoni ^a,b   Silva, João ^c   Santos, Rui ^c   Runcie, John W ^d   Chernihovsky, Mark ^b   Beer, Sven ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Depth gradient; Halophila stipulacea; Irradiance; Photosynthesis; Pigments; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

HALOPHILA STIPULACEA;

EID: 70449565023     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00148     Document Type: Article

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