Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural responses of the green macroalga Urospora penicilliformis from Arctic Spitsbergen to UV radiation

Protoplasma

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-116

  Roleda, Michael Y ^a   Lütz Meindl, Ursula ^b   Wiencke, Christian ^c   Lütz, Cornelius ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Carotenoids; Cell wall mineral deposition; Chlorophyll; P E curve; Photosynthesis; Ultrastructure; Xanthophyll cycle pigments

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; CHLOROPHYLL; SEA WATER;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAL PROTEINS; ARCTIC REGIONS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWATER; SUNLIGHT; SVALBARD; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; CHLOROPHYTA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; UROSPORA PENICILLIFORMIS;

EID: 77954027933     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-009-0037-8     Document Type: Article

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