Category:Phytoplankton

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BQE: Phytoplankton

General description

BQE phytoplankton.jpg [1]

Phytoplankton refers to unicellular algae and cyanobacteria, both solitary and colonial, that live, at least for part of their lifecycle, in the water column of surface water bodies. [2] Common parameters used for characterization are species composition and abundance, bloom characteristics, and biomass. [3]

References:

  1. Wikipedia. Phytoplankton
  2. WFD-UKTAG,Terms and definitions under Water Framework Directive
  3. WFD-UKTAG, Development of biological classification tools to support assessment and monitoring of ecological status under WFD

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