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The latest standards comprise 17 geometric shapes and equations suitable for estimations of cell/filament/colony biovolume and additionally include taxa-specific ‘geometric correction factors’ to fit real shapes and ‘hidden dimension factors’ to achieve data on hardly measureable dimensions.
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We gave some recommendations how to deal with the new and old methods of biovolume estimations and how to reduce the possibility of errors with overestimation and underestimation were also given. The more recent method can be said to give more precise estimates of phytoplankton biovolume. Besides, it facilitates more rapid phytoplankton analyses in most cases, which is very useful when assessing the ecological status of lakes during routine monitoring programs.
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This page is a summary of: Assessment of the cell biovolume of phytoplankton widespread in coastal and inland water bodies, Water Research, November 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.08.016.
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