Changes in Phenolic Compounds and Cellular Ultrastructure of Arctic and Antarctic Strains of Zygnema (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) after Exposure to Experimentally Enhanced UV to PAR Ratio

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-83

  Pichrtová, Martina ^a,b   Remias, Daniel ^c   Lewis, Louise A ^d   Holzinger, Andreas ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; STREPTOPHYTA; ZYGNEMA; ZYGNEMOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84872356068     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0096-9     Document Type: Article

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