The diversity of pigments in lake sediments and its ecological significance

Sanger, J.E.
Gorham, E.
1970
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The diversity of pigments in lake sediments and its ecological significance

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1970

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Thin-layer chromatography shows a large number of pigments (chlorophyll derivatives and carotenoids) in profundal lake sediments, diversity being somewhat greater in eutrophic than in oligotrophic lakes. Sedimentary pigments are much more numerous (24-47) than those of upland vegetation (7-8), aquatic macrophytes (12-E), and planktonic algae (10-21). Algal decomposition, which is accompanied by a marked increase in number of pigments, seems the most likely cause for the extreme diversity of sedimentary pigments.

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Sanger JE, Gorham E. The diversity of pigments in lake sediments and its ecological significance. Limnology and Oceanography 1970;15(1):366-9.

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