On the use of chemotaxonomy, a phytoplankton identification and quantification method based on pigment for quick surveys of subtropical reservoirs

Traditionally, composition and biomass of phytoplankton communities are determined by microscopy, but this method is time-consuming and so does not allow for high-frequency data acquisition across space and time. Pigment-based chemotaxonomy (CHEMTAX) is now widely applied to study of phytoplankton c...

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