Taxonomic composition and quantity of phytoplankton

Sample fixation with acid Lugol solution, plankton chambers and inverted microscope is used. Counting according to Uthermohl (1958). Species composition and abundance are estimated, cell volume (=biomass) is calculated.

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Contact 1	Anda Ikauniece
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Organisational Unit	Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology - Latvia, Rīga

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Sample fixation with acid Lugol solution, plankton chambers and inverted microscope is used. Counting according to Uthermohl (1958). Species composition and abundance are estimated, cell volume (=biomass) is calculated.

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Accredited in-house method T-169-HB-FP elaborated in accordance with HELCOM Combine Manual for the Marine Monitoring

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Service ID #: 218

Last Updated: 12^th November, 2015

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