Photophysiological responses of phytobenthic communities to the strong light and UV in Antarctic shallow lakes

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-100

  Tanabe, Yukiko ^a   Ohtani, Shuji ^b   Kasamatsu, Nobue ^a,c   Fukuchi, Mitsuo ^a,c   Kudoh, Sakae ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Algae; Antarctic lakes; Photosynthesis; Phytobenthos; Pigments

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GREEN ALGA; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOBENTHOS; PIGMENT; SHALLOW WATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER DEPTH;

ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77949772499     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0687-1     Document Type: Article

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