Temperature-dependent sensitivity of growth and photosynthesis of Scenedesmus obliquus, Navicula pelliculosa and two strains of Microcystis aeruginosa to the herbicide atrazine

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 9-17

  Chalifour, Annie ^a   Juneau, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Algae; Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Cyanobacteria; PSII quantum yields

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE;

ACCLIMATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; HERBICIDE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOXICITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NAVICULA PELLICULOSA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATRAZINE; DIATOMS; FRESH WATER; HERBICIDES; MICROCYSTIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; SCENEDESMUS; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NAVICULA PELLICULOSA; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 79952327938     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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