Ecophysiology of photosynthetic pigments in aquatic bryophytes

Bryology for the Twenty-first Century

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 277-292

  Martínez Abaigar, Javier ^a   Núñez Olivera, Encarnación ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquatic bryophytes; Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; Phaeopigments; Photosynthetic pigments; Vitality indices.

Indexed keywords

EID: 85130154601     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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