The determination of algal biomass (as chlorophyll) in suspended matter from the Elbe estuary and the German Bight: A comparison of high-performance liquid chromatography, delayed fluorescence and prompt fluorescence methods

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 113-131

  Wiltshire, K H ^a   Harsdorf, S ^b   Smidt, B ^a   Blocker G ^a   Reuter, R ^b   Schroeder, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Delayed fluorescence; Elbe; German Bight; HPLC; Prompt fluorescence

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLLIDE; WATER;

ALGAE; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ESTUARY; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVER;

GERMANY, ELBE ESTUARY; NORTH SEA, GERMAN BIGHT;

EID: 0032054131     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00141-X     Document Type: Article

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