Biovolume calculation for pelagic and benthic microalgae

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 403-424

  Hillebrand, Helmut ^a   Dürselen, Claus Dieter ^b   Kirschtel, David ^c   Pollingher, Utsa ^d   Zohary, Tamar ^d  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Algal biovolume; Geometric models; Microphytobenthos; Microscopy; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0344655660     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520403.x     Document Type: Article

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