Table 1. Klason lignin, carbohydrate, protein and lipid contribution of total organic carbon (TOC) in phytoplankton and in leaves of terrestrial trees and reed (na = not available).
| Common name | Functional Group | Strain | Media | Klason lignin | Carbohydrates | Proteins | Lipids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phytoplankton | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
| Green algae | Acutodesmus sp. | University of Basel | MWC64 | 30.2 ± 0.3 | 18.8 ± 2.6 | 40.0 ± 0.0 | 11.0 ± 1.4 |
| Monoraphidium griffithii | NIVA-CHL 8 | MWC64 | na | 11.6 ± 1.9 | 31.9 ± 0.6 | 13.3 ± 7.4 | |
| Average | 30.2 ± 0.3 | 15.2 ± 5.1 | 36.0 ± 5.7 | 12.2 ± 1.6 | |||
| Cryptophytes | Cryptomonas ozolinii | UTEX LB 2782 | AF6 64 | 26.0 | 4.4 ± 1.1 | 50.6 ± 3.0 | 14.1 ± 2.5 |
| Cryptomonas erosa | CPCC 466 | AF6 65 | na | 8.2 ± 0.5 | 48.3 ± 1.9 | 5.9 ± 0.3 | |
| Rhodomonas minuta | CPCC 344 | Z8 66 | na | 7.8 ± 1.3 | na | na | |
| Rhodomonas lacustris | NIVA 8/82 | Z8 66 | na | 8.7 ± 0.1 | 44.2 ± 1.2 | 6.7 ± 2.4 | |
| Average ± SD | 7.3 ± 2.0 | 47.7 ± 3.2 | 8.9 ± 4.5 | ||||
| Diatoms | Diatoma tenuis | CPCC 62 | Chu 10 67 | na | 13.7 ± 2.2 | 38.1 ± 0.4 | 18.2 ± 2.0 |
| Navicula pellicosa | UTEX B 664 | Chu 10 67 | na | 10.9 ± 0.9 | 43.8 ± 5.4 | 9.2 ± 3.3 | |
| Average ± SD | 12.3 ± 2.0 | 41.0 ± 4.0 | 13.7 ± 6.4 | ||||
| Dinoflagellates | Peridinium cintum | SCCAP K-1721 | MWC64 | na | 9.6 ± 0.7 | 33.8 ± 0.6 | 5.5 ± 2.4 |
| Cyanobacteria | Limnothrix planktonica | NIVA-CYA 107 | MWC64 | na | 13.5 ± 9.1 | 46.0 ± 1.1 | 3.6 ± 0.0 |
| Pseudanabaena limnetica | NIVA 276/11 | MWC64 | na | 7.1 ± 1.4 | 57.5 ± 0.9 | 4.7 ± 0.5 | |
| Synechococcus elongatus | MWC64 | na | na | na | 3.4 ± 0.7 | ||
| Average ± SD | 10.3 ± 4.5 | 51.8 ± 8.1 | 4.2 ± 0.7 | ||||
| Chrysophytes | Mallomonas caudata | Lake Horkkajärvi | na | na | 39.6 ± 0.7 | 18.2 ± 2.7 | |
| Leaves of terrestrial trees | |||||||
| Arctic Birch | Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii | Kilpisjärvi, Finland | 60.0 ± 2.4 | 23.6 ± 2.6 | 12.4 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | |
| Silver Birch | Betula pendula | Jyväskylä, Finland | 70.3 ± 0.5 | 27.6 ± 0.9 | 12.6 ± 0.84 | 12.6 ± 0.8 | |
| Red alder | Alnus rubra | Seattle, USA | 39.8 ± 2.0 | 26.1 | 12.4 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 0.1 | |
| Black cottonwood | Populus trichocarpa | Seattle, USA | 32.8 ± 2.0 | 33.5 ± 4.9 | na | na | |
| Willow | Salix spp. | Seattle, USA | 46.0± | 27.5 | na | na | |
| Bigleaf maple | Acer macrophyllum | Seattle, USA | 63.8 ± 0.7 | 37.7 ± 12.9 | na | na | |
| Average ± SD | 52.1 ± 14.8 | 29.3 ± 5.2 | 12.5 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 5.6 | |||
| Reed | Phragmites australis | Joensuu, Finland | 39.2 ±0.1 | 39.0 ± 1.1 | 16.9 ± 0.0 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | |