Screening of ultraviolet-a and ultraviolet-b radiation in marine green macroalgae (chlorophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 444-455

  Pescheck, Frauke ^a,b   Bischof, Kai ^b   Bilger, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Cladophorales; Green macroalgae; UV resistance; UV absorbing compounds; UVB radiation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORALES; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 77954429619     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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