The measurement of primary productivity in a high-rate oxidation pond (HROP)<sup>*</sup>
Berner, T.; Dubinsky, Z.; Schanz, F.; Grobbelaar, J.U.; Rai, H.; Uehlinger, U.; Falkowski, P.G.; Berner T.; Department of Life Sciences, Bar-llon University; Dubinsky Z.; Department of Life Sciences, Bar-llon University; Schanz F.; Hydrobiologisch-Limnologisch Station; Grobbelaar J.U.; Institute for Environmental Sciences; Rai H.; Max Planck Institute für Limnologie; Uehlinger U.; Lake Research Laboratory EAWAG/ETH; Falkowski P.G.; Oceanography Department, No. 318, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Журнал:
Journal of Plankton Research
Дата:
1986
Аннотация:
A high-rate oxidation pond is studied as a model system for comparing <sup>14</sup>C and oxygen evolution methods as tools for measuring primary productivity in hypertrophic aquatic systems. Our results indicate that at very dense algal populations (up to 5 mg chl. a l<sup>−1</sup>) and high photosynthetic rates, <sup>14</sup>C based results may severely underestimate primary productivity, unless a way is found to keep incubation times very short. Results obtained with our oxygen electrode were almost an order of magnitude higher than those obtained by all <sup>14</sup>C procedures. These higher values correspond fairly well with a field-tested computer-simulation model, as well as with direct harvest data obtained at the same pond when operated under similar conditions. The examination of the size-fractionation of the photosynthetic activity underscored the important contribution of nannoplanktonic algae to the total production of the system.
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