A novel approach for estimating phytoplankton biodiversity

Laura Uusitalo1*, Vivi Fleming-Lehtinen1, Heidi Hallfors1,2, Andres Jaanus3, Seija Hallfors1, and Lauri London3 Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Centre, PO Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki, Department of Environmental Sciences, PO Box 65, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland EstonianMarine Institute, University of Tartu, Maealuse 14, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia *Corresponding Author: tel: +358 40 5147460; fax: +358 9 549