Chlorophyll-a determination - A reliable method for phytoplankton biomass assessment

Acta Botanica Hungarica

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 389-397

  Sandu, C ^a   Iacob, R ^a   Nicolescu, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Algal biomass; Chlorophyll a; Phytoplankton; Trophic state

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749136851     PISSN: 02366495     EISSN: 15882578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABot.45.2003.3-4.13     Document Type: Article

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