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'''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. <ref> [http://www.wfduk.org/wfd_concepts/CIS_Glossary WFD-UKTAG,Terms and definitions under Water Framework Directive ]</ref> Common parameters used for characterization are species composition and abundance, bloom characteristics, and biomass. <ref> [http://www.wfduk.org/tag_guidance/Article_08/WP11k-guid WFD-UKTAG, Development of biological classification tools to support assessment and monitoring of ecological status under WFD]</ref>
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'''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 <ref> [http://www.wfduk.org/wfd_concepts/CIS_Glossary WFD-UKTAG,Terms and definitions under Water Framework Directive ]</ref>. Common parameters used for characterization are species composition and abundance, bloom characteristics, and biomass <ref> [http://www.wfduk.org/tag_guidance/Article_08/WP11k-guid WFD-UKTAG, Development of biological classification tools to support assessment and monitoring of ecological status under WFD]</ref>.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:41, 16 April 2010

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

See also: