Spectral attenuation of solar radiation in Patagonian fjord and coastal waters and implications for algal photobiology

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 254-259

  Huovinen, Pirjo ^a,b   Gómez, Iván ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fjord; Pacific coast; Saturating light for photosynthesis Ek; Seaweed; UV radiation; Vertical attenuation coefficient Kd

Indexed keywords

EUPHOTIC ZONE; FJORD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWEED; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHILE; LOS RIOS [CHILE]; PACIFIC COAST [CHILE]; PACIFIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; VALDIVIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 79451469192     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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