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THE ESTIMATION OF NUMBERS AND PIGMENT CONTENT IN EPIPELIC ALGAL POPULATIONS
Author(s) -
Eaton John w.,
Moss Brian
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1966.11.4.0584
Subject(s) - algae , estimation , ecology , adaptation (eye) , pigment , reliability (semiconductor) , environmental science , habitat , biology , mathematics , chemistry , engineering , power (physics) , physics , systems engineering , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
Techniques for estimating the numbers of free‐living algae on submerged sediments and soils are reviewed. A method that gives an estimate of the numbers of algae per unit area of habitat is described. Its reliability is defined statistically, and optimum method designs are discussed. An adaptation of the procedure allows the pigment contents of the algal populations to be determined.