TABLE 2.

Quantification of pigments of the Lake Chiprana microbial mat in September 2004^a

Pigment(s)	Concn (μg cm−2)
	Mean	SD
Total BChlc	10.7	2.6
Total BChld	3.9	1.8
Chla	11.2	2.8
Total phaeophytin a + pyrophaeophytin a	9.5	0.8
BChla	0.15	0.06
Zeaxanthin	0.72	0.20
γ-Carotene	0.25	0.14
β-Carotene	1.14	0.26

^aThe ratio of BChla, BChlc, and BChld indicates that CLB are abundant in this mat.