Photosynthetic activity of Arctic Vaucheria (Xanthophyceae) measured in microcosmos
The xanthophycean alga Vaucheria inhabits very variable, and hence extreme, ecosystem of polar river estuaries. Therefore, it represents a unique system for the study of adaptation/acclimatization mechanisms. Since the ecophysiological measurements cannot be performed in the field directly, a piece...
Published in: | Czech Polar Reports |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5817/CPR2017-1-6 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0276330 |
Summary: | The xanthophycean alga Vaucheria inhabits very variable, and hence extreme, ecosystem of polar river estuaries. Therefore, it represents a unique system for the study of adaptation/acclimatization mechanisms. Since the ecophysiological measurements cannot be performed in the field directly, a piece of Vaucheria community collected in the Adventelva estuary, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, was taken to a microcosmos in order to study it. The set of instrumentation for measurement of ecophysiological parameters was constructed for such a field study. |
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