Development of a method for quantitative and qualitative sampling of phytoplankton from inland waters. The method includes all common existing European sampling strategies.
The main aspects for phytoplankton sampling in lakes covered by this EN are the effects of sampling on phytoplankton biomass and composition
- if sampled in different seasons;
- if euphotic or epilimnetic zone;
- if number of sampling sites for large water bodies is one or three;
- if mixing samples from depth-step-wise sampling or from integrated samplers or by flexible tubes for integrated sampling;
- if replicate sampling is 1 or 5 at one site (aspects of reproducibility);
- if sampling is done in unusual sampling designs as sampling from the shore side or at the outflow compared to the deepest point of the lake.
Registration number (WIID)
34757
Scope
Development of a method for quantitative and qualitative sampling of phytoplankton from inland waters. The method includes all common existing European sampling strategies.
The main aspects for phytoplankton sampling in lakes covered by this EN are the effects of sampling on phytoplankton biomass and composition
- if sampled in different seasons;
- if euphotic or epilimnetic zone;
- if number of sampling sites for large water bodies is one or three;
- if mixing samples from depth-step-wise sampling or from integrated samplers or by flexible tubes for integrated sampling;
- if replicate sampling is 1 or 5 at one site (aspects of reproducibility);
- if sampling is done in unusual sampling designs as sampling from the shore side or at the outflow compared to the deepest point of the lake.
