Estimating the contribution of microalgal taxa to chlorophyll a in the field - Variations of pigment ratios under nutrient- and light-limited growth

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 169, Issue , 1998, Pages 97-112

  Goericke, Ralf ^a   Montoya, Joseph P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophyll a; HPLC; Phytoplankton; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; METHODOLOGY; MICROALGA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032490835     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps169097     Document Type: Article

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