Chlorophyll a and intertidal epilithic biofilms analysed in situ using a reflectance probe

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-176

  Murphy, Richard J ^a,b   Klein, Judith C ^b   Underwood, Antony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Chlorophyll; Intertidal; Microalgae; Pigments; Reflectance; Spectra

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856521687     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00334     Document Type: Article

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