Unusual phenolic compounds contribute to ecophysiological performance in the purple-colored green alga Zygogonium ericetorum (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) from a high-alpine habitat

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 648-660

  Aigner, Siegfried ^a   Remias, Daniel ^a   Karsten, Ulf ^b   Holzinger, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Photoprotection; Pigment; Tannins; Ultrastructure; UV acclimation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; STREPTOPHYTA; ZYGNEMOPHYCEAE; ZYGOGONIUM ERICETORUM;

EID: 84881023901     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12075     Document Type: Article

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