Freezing tolerance and photosynthetic performance of polar seaweeds at low temperatures

Botanica Marina

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 609-616

  Becker, Susanne ^a   Walter, Bettina ^a   Bischof, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Freezing; Fucus distichus; High light; Palmaria decipiens; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; FREEZE TOLERANCE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; SEAWEED; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FUCUS; FUCUS DISTICHUS; PALMARIA; PALMARIA DECIPIENS;

EID: 71849110299     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2009.079     Document Type: Article

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