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Chemical composition of phytoplankton and Particulate Organic Matter in the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain)

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: Elemental (C, H, O, N, Si, P) and biochemical composition (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, phosphorus compounds, chlorophyll and opal) in particulate organic matter, diatoms, other autotrophs, heterotrophs and detritus from natural plankton were established simultaneously by measuring relatively few components. Using standard techniques in marine chemistry on board ship, it is possible to infer a great deal about the composition and condition of the plankton. In addition, the organic matter content in terms of cell volume was determined for each group of plankton. Variation of chemical composition with depth was also considered. The ratio carbohydrates/lipids (Cbh/Lip) was used as an indicator of the chemical quality of the plankton.

Source: Scientia Marina

DOI: 10.3989/scimar.1998.62n3257

Authors: A. F. Ríos, F. Fraga, F. F. Pérez, F. G. Figueiras

Institutions: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas

Language: English

Topic: Marine Plankton and Biogeochemistry

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, Xunta de Galicia