PREN 15972 : DRAFT 2009

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Aim and strategy for sampling phytoplankton
5 Equipment
6 Survey procedures
7 Species identification and sample processing
Annex A (informative) - Sampling and sample depth
Annex B (informative) - Water samplers
Annex C (informative) - Plankton net samples
Annex D (informative) - Preservatives
Annex E (informative) - Methods for quantification of
        phytoplankton by use of microscopy
Annex F (informative) - Utermvhl method
Bibliography

Gives guidance for sampling, preservation, storage, quantification and qualitative analysis of phytoplankton from marine waters.