Sample characteristics and pigment concentration of arctic snow and permafrost algal strains ...

• Main Authors: Leya, Thomas, Rahn, Andreas, Lütz, Cornelius, Ramias, Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2009
• Subjects: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas SPP1158; Antarc*; Antarctic; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.848611; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.848611

Ten algal strains from snow and permafrost substrates were tested for their ability to produce secondary carotenoids and a-tocopherol in response to high light and decreased nitrogen levels. The Culture Collection of Cryophilic Algae at Fraunhofer IBMT in Potsdam served as the bioresource for this s...