Measurement of Primary Productivity in Dense Algal Cultures
1983 ◽
Vol 40
(6)
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pp. 807-810
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The 14C-bicarbonate method of primary productivity measurement was modified for dense algal cultures by the addition of NaHCO3 to avoid exhaustion of carbon source. Using this method plus a modified procedure for scintillation counting of limited sample size, six species of chlorophyean algae were studied daily throughout the growth cycle. Scenedesmus acutus was the most productive with a peak productivity of 5.3 mg C∙L−1∙h−1 at 9.7 × 103 lx during late exponential phase. Peak productivity values (mg C∙L−1∙h−1) for the other species were 2 for Chlorella vulgaris, 2.3 for Ankistrodesmus braunii, and 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 mg C∙L−1∙h−1 for Scenedesmus basiliensis, S. bijugatus, and S. parisiensis, respectively.
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1997 ◽
Vol 44
(3)
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pp. 205-219
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2004 ◽
Vol 14
(02)
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pp. 773-791
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