• Chemistry
• Published 1987
• DOI:10.4319/lo.1987.32.2.0403

Variations in the spectral values of specific absorption of phytoplankton

@inproceedings{Sathyendranath1987VariationsIT,
  title={Variations in the spectral values of specific absorption of phytoplankton},
  author={Shubha Sathyendranath and Luigi Lazzara and Louis Marie Prieur},
  year={1987}
}

• Shubha Sathyendranath, Luigi Lazzara, Louis Marie Prieur

Absorption spectra of laboratory cultures of eight species of phytoplankton were studied. These spectra, normalized per unit of chlorophyll a concentration (specific absorption) show variability in magnitude and spectral form. Specific absorption at 440 nm varied over a factor of three. Spectra of phytoplankton belonging to the same taxonomic group tended to have similar forms. Over 95% of the variability in specific absorption could be explained in terms of changes in cell size, intracellular… CONTINUE READING

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