Chlorophyll fluorescence imaging analysis of the responses of Antarctic bottom-ice algae to light and salinity during melting

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 399, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-161

  Ryan, K G ^a   Tay, M L ^a   Martin, A ^a,b   McMinn, A ^b   Davy, S K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Antarctic; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Imaging PAM; Salinity; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUORESCENCE; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; MELTING; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 79952729488     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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