Antarctic terrestrial ecosystem and role of pigments in enhanced UV-B radiations

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-77

  Singh, Jaswant ^a   Dubey, Anand K ^a   Singh, Rudra P ^a  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA AVADH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptive strategy; Antarctic flora; Antarctica; Ozone hole; Pigments; UV B radiations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952761212     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-010-9226-3     Document Type: Review

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