Effects of ultraviolet radiation on growth, cell death and the standing stock of Antarctic phytoplankton

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-160

  Llabrés, Moira ^a   Agustí, Susana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cell death; Growth; Phytoplankton; Standing stock; UVR

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77954291937     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01392     Document Type: Article

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