Interspecific and temporal variation in phlorotannin levels in an assemblage of brown algae

Botanica Marina

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 410-416

  Connan, Solène ^a   Goulard, Fabienne ^a   Stiger, Valérie ^a   Deslandes, Eric ^a   Gall, Erwan Ar ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

Phaeophyceae; Phlorotannins; Seasonal variations; Solar radiation; Zonation

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; ROCKY SHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWEED;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; FUCALES; LAMINARIALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 9944224699     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2004.057     Document Type: Article

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