The photosynthetic pigments of phototrophic microorganisms cover different regions of the
solar light spectrum. Utilization of the light spectrum can be interpreted in terms of classical …

Autotrophic picoplankton (APP) are distributed worldwide and are ubiquitous in all types of
lakes of varying trophic state. APP are major players in carbon production in all aquatic …

About 40 years have passed since the discovery of picophytoplankton; the present
knowledge of the taxonomy physiology and ecology of these tiny photoautotrophic cells …

Picocyanobacterial abundance and their contribution to the total phytoplankton biomass,
estimated as chlorophyll a, was investigated in 32 deep and shallow lakes. The lake series …

Small, coccoid and rod-shaped Synechococcus-type cyanobacteria with either
phycoerythrin or phycocyanin as major accessory pigments were isolated from several …

Deep chlorophyll maxima (DCM) are absolute maxima of Chlorophyll-a concentration
among the vertical profile that can be found in deep layers of stratified lakes. In this …

This chapter deals with some taxonomic and ecological aspects of picocyanobacteria (Pcy)
single-cells, microcolonies and other colonial (CPcy), that are common in lakes throughout …

Based on a selection of 230 papers published during the last 15 years in international
journals, the present work aims at evaluating the state of the art of limnological research in …

The conception of this book arose from an awareness that there has been a surge of interest
in the role of humic substances (HS) in the ecology of aquatic ecosystems. This increased …

We used flow cytometry to characterize freshwater photosynthetic picoplankton (PPP) and
heterotrophic bacteria (HB) in Lake Kivu, one of the East‐African great lakes. Throughout …