Biomass and Pigments of Benthic Algae

Alan D. Steinman; Gary A. Lamberti; Peter R. Leavitt; Donald G. Uzarski

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-416558-8.00012-3

Biomass and Pigments of Benthic Algae

Alan D. Steinman^*, Gary A. Lamberti, Peter R. Leavitt, Donald G. Uzarski

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Abstract

Biomass is one of the most fundamental measurements made in ecology. In stream ecology, biomass is frequently used to estimate the abundance of benthic primary producers, both autotrophic and heterotrophic. In this chapter, we (1) provide a context for the study of benthic algal biomass; (2) discuss in detail some of the more commonly used approaches to measure benthic algal biomass; and (3) describe a field exercise to examine the influence of irradiance on algal biomass, whereby these approaches can be employed and compared with each other to assess their individual performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ecosystem Structure
Subtitle of host publication	Third Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	223-241
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9780124165588
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-416558-8.00012-3
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ash-free dry mass
Autotrophic index
Biomass
Chlorophyll
Fluorometry
HPLC
Spectrophotometry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Environmental Science

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