Photosynthetic characteristics of the phytoplankton in the Scheldt estuary: community and single-cell fluorescence measurements

• Published in: European journal of phycology Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 425 - 434
• Main Authors: Dijkman, Nicole A., Kromkamp, Jacco C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2006
• Subjects: Bacillariophyceae; Brackish; estuary; fluorescence; Microscopy-PAM; photochemical efficiency; phytoplankton; Scheldt; single-cell; Water-PAM; ANE, Belgium, Schelde Estuary; ANE, Belgium

Estuaries present a very dynamic environment for phytoplankton with large changes in salinity occurring over relatively short distances, usually with high turbidity. We investigated the photosynthetic characteristics of phytoplankton in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium and the Netherlands) along a salin...