Revisiting chlorophyll extraction methods in biological soil crusts – methodology for determination of chlorophyll <i>a</i> and chlorophyll <i>a</i> + <i>b</i> as compared to previous methods

Chlorophyll concentrations of biological soil crust (biocrust) samples are commonly determined to quantify the relevance of photosynthetically active organisms within these surface soil communities. Whereas chlorophyll extraction methods for freshwater algae and leaf tissues of vascular plants a...

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Main Authors: J. Caesar, A. Tamm, N. Ruckteschler, A. L. Leifke, B. Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/1415/2018/bg-15-1415-2018.pdf