A Simple Approach to the Study of Attached Micro-Algae.

Bell, Derek; Bell, J. Wendy

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Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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A Simple Approach to the Study of Attached Micro-Algae.

Bell, Derek; Bell, J. Wendy

Journal of Biological Education, v14 n1 p3-10 Mar 1980

Describes a modification in the use of artificial substrates to study attached micro-algae. Apparatus is based on glass microscope slides immersed in natural water environments; biomass and primary productivity are assessed by measurement of alpha-chlorophyll. Describes use in studies of colonization, succession, and populational fluctuation. (CS)

Descriptors: Biology, Botany, Photosynthesis, Resource Materials, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Equipment, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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