Photosynthetic activity of the non-dormant Posidonia oceanica seed

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 853-858

  Celdrán, David ^a   Marín, Arnaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CHLOROPLAST; CYTOPLASM; GERMINATION; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; SEAGRASS; SPECIALIZATION; STARCH; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 79952984381     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1612-4     Document Type: Article

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