Photosynthetic pigment changes and adaptations in biofilms in response to flow intermittency

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 565-578

  Timoner, Xisca ^a,b   Buchaca, Teresa ^c   Acuña, Vicenç ^a   Sabater, Sergi ^a,b  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Climate change; Cyanobacteria; Desiccation; Intermittency; Pigments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902702975     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-014-0355-6     Document Type: Article

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