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Cytometric diversity in marine ultraphytoplankton
Author(s) -
Li W. K. W.
Publication year - 1997
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.1997.42.5.0874
Subject(s) - species evenness , biomass (ecology) , ecology , diversity (politics) , phytoplankton , chlorophyll a , biology , environmental science , oceanography , species diversity , botany , geology , nutrient , sociology , anthropology
The concept and methods of ecological diversity in communities were applied to phytoplankton categorized by flow cytometric measurements related to size and chlorophyll content. Each cytometric signature was condensed to single numerical values indicative of diversity and evenness. Measurements pooled from studies disparate in temporal and spatial scales indicated greater chlorophyll biomass and primary production with greater cytometric diversity and evenness. Future development of these ideas may help link biological oceanographic processes with patterns established through ecological processes at the community level.