Author/Editor		Germ, Mateja
Title		The response of green alga Spirogyra sp. to different levels of UV-B radiation
Type		članek
Source		Phyton-ann Rei Bot A
Vol. and No.		Letnik 45, št. 2
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 173-82
Language		eng
Abstract		The response of the green alga Spirogyra sp. to different radiation environments was investigated. Samples from high elevation lakes (1669-2150 m a.s.l.) were cultured in the Ljubljana Botanical garden (320 m a.s.l.) and exposed to different levels of UV-B radiation. Biochemical and physiological analyses were made on the lake samples as well as on cultured algae. The level of UV screening compounds decreased after transferring the algae from the lakes to the botanical garden and then increased with enhanced UV-B radiation. Respiratory potential was slightly higher in UV-B treated algae. Enhanced UV-B radiation did not affect the amount of photosynthetic pigments.
Descriptors		ALGAE, GREEN FRESH WATER ULTRAVIOLET RAYS ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHLOROPHYLL CAROTENOIDS BIOMASS