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Continuous monitoring of phytoplankton dynamics in Lake Balaton (Hungary) using on-line delayed fluorescence excitation spectroscopy

Summary 1. This study introduces delayed fluorescence (DF) excitation spectroscopy as an on‐line tool for in situ monitoring of the composition and biomass of various colour classes of phytoplankton when they are photosynthetically active (cyanobacteria, chlorophytes, chromophytes and cryptophytes)....

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Published in:Freshwater biology 2005-12, Vol.50 (12), p.1950-1970
Main Authors: ISTVÁNOVICS, VERA, HONTI, MÁRK, OSZTOICS, ANDRÁS, SHAFIK, HESHAM M., PADISÁK, JUDIT, YACOBI, YOSSEF, ECKERT, WERNER
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Summary:Summary 1. This study introduces delayed fluorescence (DF) excitation spectroscopy as an on‐line tool for in situ monitoring of the composition and biomass of various colour classes of phytoplankton when they are photosynthetically active (cyanobacteria, chlorophytes, chromophytes and cryptophytes). The DF data are validated by comparison with those from conventional methods (weekly microscopic counts and the measurement of chlorophyll concentration). 2. The composition of phytoplankton as assessed by DF agreed reasonably well with the results from microscopic counts, particularly when differences in chlorophyll‐specific DF integrals of the various colour classes were taken into account. 3. Integrals of DF spectra were converted into concentration of chlorophyll a using empirical factors derived from field data. The value of the conversion factor was nearly twice as high when the relative abundance of cyanobacteria was low (
ISSN:0046-5070
1365-2427
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01442.x