A comparison of HPLC pigment analyses and biovolume estimates of phytoplankton groups in an oligotrophic lake

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-101

  Buchaca, Teresa ^a,b   Felip, Marisol ^a   Catalan, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; LAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 13444292287     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh154     Document Type: Article

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