Journal article
Growth Rates of Five Freshwater Algae in Well-Buffered Acidic Media
Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences, v 41(8), pp 1240-1243
01 Aug 1984
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Abstract
Growth rates for five freshwater algae, Asterionella formosa, Stephanodiscus hantzschii, Scenedesmus sp., Cryptomonas ozolini, and Anabaena flos-aquae, in media ranging in pH from 5.0 to 7.5 using three zwitterionic buffers, MES, PIPES, and TES, were determined. These buffers supported similar growth rates when compared with each other in treatment groups of similar pH. For pH values below 6.0 no growth occurred or growth rates were significantly reduced in some treatment groups for all species except Cryptomonas. In some cases, these lowered growth rates were partially or completely restored by reducing trace metals in the media by one or two orders of magnitude. We suggest that these buffers could provide a useful technique for investigating the physiological responses of phytoplankton in lakes undergoing acidification.
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- Title
- Growth Rates of Five Freshwater Algae in Well-Buffered Acidic Media
- Creators
- Robert W. GensemerSusan Soltau Kilham
- Publication Details
- Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences, v 41(8), pp 1240-1243
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1984TG96700015
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0021564101
- Other Identifier
- 991020546706304721
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- Fisheries
- Marine & Freshwater Biology