Determination of microphytobenthic biomass using pulse-amplitude modulated minimum fluorescence

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 485-492

  Honeywill, Claire ^a   Paterson, David M ^a   Hagerthey, Scot E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chlorophyll a; Diatoms; Microphytobenthos; Minimum fluorescence; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE; MICROALGA; PHYTOBENTHOS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036866223     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026202003888     Document Type: Article

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