Phytoplankton pigment analysis by HPLC and its application in algal community investigations

Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 283-290

  Li, Hsiu Ping ^a   Gong, Gwo Ching ^a   Hsiung, Tung Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Algal community; HPLC; Marker pigments; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036807801     PISSN: 00068063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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