ISSN:
1365-3040
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract. The activity of the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus was studied in simplified nutrient solutions (20 mol m−3 NaNO3, 20 mol m−3 NH4C1, 20 mol m−3 NH4NO3, and 20 mol m−3 NaCl, respectively) at 25 °C. The experiments were performed under welldefined incident photon density fluxes ranging from 10 to 200 μmol m2 s−1, Light-dependent changes in pH and alkalinity (A) were followed by means of a potentiometric method using a glass electrode. In the experiments, carbon dioxide with known partial pressure was bubbled through the algal suspension, and during dark periods ul intervals of 1 h, the solution was allowed to equilibrate with the gas phase. This technique was applied to calculate equilibrium values of pH and alkalinity at regular intervals during a 12-h period. Results obtained in NaNO3, solution show a linear increase in A with time, at each level of illumination studied. After an initial drop, A also increases in NH4NO3, solution in a similar way to that in NaNO3 solution. The change in A with time was also found to increase linearly with the photon density flux studied and no saturation level could be defined. In experiments in NaCl solution, no changes in A were registered while measurements in NH4Cl solution showed a decrease in A with time.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-3040.ep11587621
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