An automatic device for in vivo absorption spectra acquisition and chlorophyll estimation in phytoplankton cultures

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 435-444

  Le Floc’h, Emilie ^a   Malara, Gilbert ^a   Sciandra, Antoine ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Automatic culture system; Chemostat; Chlorophyll a; Cryptophyceae; In vivo absorption; Nitrogen limitation; Packaging effect; Phycoerythrin; Rhodomonas salina

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; CHLOROPHYLL; ESTIMATION METHOD; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; RHODOMONAS SALINA; SALINA;

EID: 0036927253     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022338930747     Document Type: Article

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