Changes in galactolipid composition of the cold freshwater dinoflagellate Borghiella dodgei in response to temperature

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 698, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 285-293

  Flaim, Giovanna ^a   Obertegger, Ulrike ^a   Guella, Graziano ^b,c  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algae; Climate change; DGDG; MGDG; PUFA; TGDG

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DINOFLAGELLATE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84867011518     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1070-8     Document Type: Article

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