Depth distribution of photosynthetic pigments and diatoms in the sediments of a microtidal fjord

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 534, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 117-130

  Wulff, Angela ^a   Vilbaste, Sirje ^b   Truu, Jaak ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ESTONIAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^c Environmental Protection Institute   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Benthic; Diatoms; HPLC; Photosynthetic pigments; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; DIATOMS; MICROTIDAL FJORD; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

DEPTH;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA;

EID: 17744392501     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-1417-x     Document Type: Article

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