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A method for preparing permanent mounts of phytoplankton for critical microscopy and cell counting 1
Author(s) -
Crumpton William G.,
Wetzel Robert G.
Publication year - 1981
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.1981.26.5.0976
Subject(s) - phytoplankton , microscopy , cover (algebra) , ethanol , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , oceanography , geology , optics , physics , biochemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , nutrient
A method is described for preparing permanent mounts of phytoplankton for critical microscopy and cell counting. Preserved phytoplankton are settled onto cover glasses (or slides), dehydrated by ethanol vapor substitution, and mounted in one of several ethanol‐soluble resins. The resulting

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