Estimation of soil algal biomass in salinized irrigation land: A comparison of culture dilution and chlorophyll a extraction methods

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Tsujimura, Shigeo ^a   Nakahara, Hiroyuki ^b   Ishida, Norio ^b  

^a LAKE BIWA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne algal cell; Blue green algae; Chlorophyll a extraction; Culture dilution method; Green algae; Irrigation land; Quantitative estimation; Salinization; Soil algae; Xanthophytes

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CULTURE DILUTION METHOD; EXTRACTION; KAZAKHSTAN; SEASONALITY; SOIL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WIND;

ALGA; ESTIMATION METHOD; SOIL BIOTA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

KAZAKHSTAN;

HALOXYLON APHYLLUM;

EID: 0033890174     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008126232188     Document Type: Article

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