Isolation of Chlorophyll from Spinach

Chlorophyll a. What it tells you. a rough estimate of algal biomass. Advantages. relatively quick. easy. relatively inexpensive. long records of chlorophyll a values for comparison. unlike seston carbon, doesn’t include non-phytoplankton components of seston (e.g., zooplankton or soil-derived detritus, inorganic carbon) Disadvantages ................
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