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Chlorophylls and their Degradation in Nature
Sampling
pH
Water
temperature
(°C)
Chl a
Hypolimnion
Chl a
and depth in
SCM and DCM
DOC
Epilimnion
(μM C)
Hypolimnion Reference
Epilimnion
(μg L
−1 )
(μg L
−1 ; m)
Upper Volga Chain of
Reservoirs (Russia)
–
–
0.4–54.5
–
–
–
–
Sigareva and Pyrina
(2006)
Estuaries
Upper reach, Pearl
River Estuary
(China)
–
–
15.5–40.0
–
–
199–473
–
He et al. (2010)
Lower reach, Pearl
River Estuary
(China)
–
–
1.5–9.3
–
–
84–161
–
He et al. (2010)
Mixing zone, Pearl
River Estuary
(China)
–
–
1.2–14.6
–
–
165–278
–
He et al. (2010)
Changjiang (Yangtze
River) Estuary
(China)
–
18.0 (mean)
0.4–11.0
–
11.0; SCM (surface)
–
–
Zhu et al. (2009)
Patuxent River Estuary,
USA
7.6–8.2
0.0–28.6
3.7–33.3
–
–
–
–
Stross and
Stottlemyer
(1965)
Rhine Estuary
(Germany, Italy,
Austria, Switzerland,
France, Netherlands)
–
–
0.5–5.1
–
–
142–258
–
Abril et al. (2002)
Gironde Estuary
–
–
0.3–3.5
–
–
92–208
–
Abril et al. (2002)
Thames Estuary
–
–
1.5–5.1
–
–
217–417
–
Abril et al. (2002)
Elbe Estuary
–
–
3.2–8.9
–
–
258–367
–
Abril et al. (2002)
Ems Estuary
–
–
4.5–5.4
–
–
425–592
–
Abril et al. (2002)
Sado Estuary
–
–
1.6–13.8
–
–
300–525
–
Abril et al. (2002)
Douro Estuary
–
–
2.0–5.0
–
–
158–208
–
Abril et al. (2002)
Loire Estuary
–
–
5.1–60
–
–
200–292
–
Abril et al. (2002)
(continued)
Table 1 (continued)