Biomass and pigments of benthic algae

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

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-416558-8.00012-3

Biomass and pigments of benthic algae

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

School of Biological Sciences

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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	Undefined/Unknown
Title of host publication	Methods in stream ecology
Pages	223-241
Number of pages	19
Volume	1
Edition	3rd
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-416558-8.00012-3
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2017

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