Variations of morphology and photosynthetic performances of Ulva prolifera during the whole green tide blooming process in the Yellow Sea

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-42

  Zhang, Jian Heng ^a   Huo, Yuan Zi ^a,b   Zhang, Zheng Long ^c   Yu, Ke Feng ^a   He, Qing ^a   Zhang, Lin Hui ^a   Yang, Li Li ^d   Xu, Ren ^c   He, Pei Min ^a  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^c Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^d Spreading Center of Technology in Aquatic Science of Haiyan City of Zhejiang Province   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Eutrophication; Green tide; Morphological characteristic; Photosynthetic; Ulva prolifera; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; EUTROPHICATION;

GREEN TIDES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; PHOTOSYNTHETIC; ULVA PROLIFERA; YELLOW SEA;

MORPHOLOGY;

CHLOROPHYLL;

ALGAL BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; EUTROPHICATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAWEED;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GERM CELL; GREEN TIDE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT STRUCTURES; REMOTE SENSING; SEA; SEASHORE; THALLUS; ULVA; ULVA PROLIFERA; VEGETATIVE STAGE; YELLOW SEA;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; QINGDAO; RIZHAO; SHANDONG; YELLOW SEA;

ALGAE; ULVA PROLIFERA;

CHLOROPHYLL; EUTROPHICATION; GREEN TIDE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; PHOTOSYNTHETIC; ULVA PROLIFERA; YELLOW SEA;

CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FLUORESCENCE; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; ULVA;

EID: 84887221366     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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