DOI: 10.4319/lo.1980.25.2.0352. Effect of nitrogen source and growth rate on phytoplankton‐mediated changes in alkalinity1

Effect of nitrogen source and growth rate on phytoplankton‐mediated changes in alkalinity1

10.4319/lo.1980.25.2.0352

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Limnology and Oceanography (311)

Abstract

Continuous cultures of the marine chrysophyte Dunaliella tertiolecta were grown on four nitrogen sources: NO3 NO2−, NH4+, and urea. Alkalinity changes were consistent with a simple stoichiometric model in which OH production is balanced by NO3− and NO2− uptake, H+ production is balanced by NH4+ uptake and no change occurs when the uncharged species urea is assimilated. Neither the influent N concentration nor the growth rate had any effect on the 1:1 stoichiometry between N uptake and alkalinity change. These results preclude the possibility of excretion of an organic acid (e.g. glycolic acid) stronger than carbonic acid. However, excretion of a weak organic acid or a salt of a strong organic acid cannot be ruled out. In general, the results are consistent with the notion that excretion of glycolic acid by healthy marine phytoplankton cells is minimal.

Bibliography

Goldman, J. C., & Brewer, P. G. (1980). Effect of nitrogen source and growth rate on phytoplanktonâmediated changes in alkalinity1. Limnology and Oceanography, 25(2), 352â357. Portico.

Authors 2

Joel C. Goldman (first)
Peter G. Brewer (additional)

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Type	When
Created	15 years, 5 months ago (March 27, 2010, 2:03 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 9 months ago (Nov. 6, 2023, 1:11 p.m.)
Indexed	1 month ago (July 26, 2025, 5:27 a.m.)
Issued	45 years, 5 months ago (March 1, 1980)
Published	45 years, 5 months ago (March 1, 1980)
Published Online	21 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 22, 2003)
Published Print	45 years, 5 months ago (March 1, 1980)

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BibTeX

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