Survival in low light: Photosynthesis and growth of a red alga in relation to measured in situ irradiance

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 867-879

  Pritchard, Daniel W ^a,c   Hurd, Catriona L ^a,d   Beardall, John ^b   Hepburn, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic change; Benthic light; Growth; Low light; Minimum light requirements; Photosynthesis; Rhodophyta

Indexed keywords

ANOTRICHIUM CRINITUM; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84884986192     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12093     Document Type: Article

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