Determination of algal biomass with HPLC pigment analysis from lakes of different trophic state in comparison to microscopically measured biomass

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1651-1661

  Schmid, Hans ^a   Bauer, Friedrich ^a   Stich, Hans Bernd ^a,b  

^a Wasserwirtschaftsamt   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Seenforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL A; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGA; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TROPHIC STATUS;

EID: 0031697567     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.9.1651     Document Type: Article

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