Staining preparations for phytoplankton and periphyton
Open Access
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Phycological Journal
- Vol. 13 (2) , 155-160
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071617800650191
Abstract
Phytoplankton and periphyton can be prepared for study by staining preserved samples with acid fuchsin, dehydrating them and then preparing membrane-filter (phytoplankton) or slurry (periphyton) microscope mounts. The procedures outlined provide a single preparation for periphyton or phytoplankton samples and also permit the investigator to distinguish diatoms alive at the time of collection from those already dead, based on visible cell contents. Comparisons of losses of algae and ratios of living to dead diatoms in fresh and prepared periphyton samples indicated little error due to preparation. Percentages of dead diatoms observed in stained samples from diverse habitats are presented.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- A STAINED‐ORGANISM FILTER TECHNIQUE FOR CONCENTRATING PHYTOPLANKTON1Limnology and Oceanography, 1968