The photosynthetic characteristics of red coralline algae, determined using pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) fluorometry

Botanica Marina

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 499-509

  Burdett, Heidi L ^a   Hennige, Sebastian J ^b   Francis, Fiona T Y ^c   Kamenos, Nicholas A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coralline algae (CCA); Crustose; Light; Maerl; Photosynthesis; Rhodolith

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ACIDIFICATION; CORALLINE ALGA; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RED ALGA; RHODOLITH;

EID: 84867800823     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bot-2012-0135     Document Type: Article

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