Photosynthesis, pigment composition and antioxidant defences in the red alga Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) under environmental stress

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2001-2010

  Zubia, Mayalen ^a,b   Freile Pelegrín, Yolanda ^a   Robledo, Daniel ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA POLYNÉSIE FRANÇAISE   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Antioxidant; Gracilariopsis tenuifrons; Photosynthesis; Pigments; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

GRACILARIALES; GRACILARIOPSIS TENUIFRONS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84910019333     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0325-3     Document Type: Article

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