Determination of biomass dry weight of marine microalgae

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-194

  Zhu, C J ^a   Lee, Y K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ammonium bicarbonate; Biomass dry weight; Dunaliella sp.; Isochrysis galbana; Nannochloropsis sp.; Nitzschia closterium; Porphyridium cruentum; Washing methods

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS DETERMINATION; DRY WEIGHT; DRY WEIGHT DETERMINATION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

DUNALIELLA; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NITZSCHIA CLOSTERIUM; PORPHYRIDIUM CRUENTUM;

EID: 0030847338     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007914806640     Document Type: Article

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