Sanger, J.E.Gorham, E.2011-04-262011-04-261970Sanger JE, Gorham E. The diversity of pigments in lake sediments and its ecological significance. Limnology and Oceanography 1970;15(1):366-9.1541-5856https://hdl.handle.net/11299/103161Thin-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.Fossil pigments in lake sediments as indicators of productivity, evolution, eutrophication and sources of organic matterArticle