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Aspects of the study on the availability of iron for phytoplankton in Tjeukemeer, the Netherlands

Aspects of the study on the availability of iron for phytoplankton in Tjeukemeer, the Netherlands ASPECTS OF THE STUDY ON THE AVAILABILITY OF IRON FOR PHYTOPLANKTON IN TJEUKEMEER, THE NETHERLANDS H.DE HAAN, D.J.WIJBENGA and M.J.W.VELDHUlS (Limnological Institute, Tjeukemeer Laboratory, 8536 VD Oosterzee, The Netherlands). (SHORTENED TEXT OF PAPER) Introduction. The physico-chemical composition of artificial liquified culture media and that of natural waters is usually quite different. A commonly desired feature of culture media is that all constituents are dissolved and that the medium is transparent. However, many natural waters are opaque and more or less turbid due to colloidal and suspended materials, which interact with the dissolved components. Obviously the relative amounts and the interactions of these constituents control the ultimate physico-chemical forms of the phycologically essential nutrients. Therefore, the physico-chemical speciation and thus the bio-availability of e.g. metals in shallow, eutrophic, turbid and humic lakes in The Netherlands is a complex and so far almost ignored problem. Recently we started a study on the physico-chemistry of nutrients and their availability for algae in the shallow, eutrophic and humic lake Tjeukemeer. The relative availability of artificial and natural forms of nutrients are investigated in chemostats of some dominant algae in Tjeukemeer. Here we summarize some results of Fe-limited chemostats of Scenedesmus quadricauda and Osciilatoria http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Ecology Springer Journals

Aspects of the study on the availability of iron for phytoplankton in Tjeukemeer, the Netherlands

Haan, H.; Wijbenga, D.; Veldhuis, M.
Aquatic Ecology , Volume 15 (3) – Nov 3, 2005
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ASPECTS OF THE STUDY ON THE AVAILABILITY OF IRON FOR PHYTOPLANKTON IN TJEUKEMEER, THE NETHERLANDS H.DE HAAN, D.J.WIJBENGA and M.J.W.VELDHUlS (Limnological Institute, Tjeukemeer Laboratory, 8536 VD Oosterzee, The Netherlands). (SHORTENED TEXT OF PAPER) Introduction. The physico-chemical composition of artificial liquified culture media and that of natural waters is usually quite different. A commonly desired feature of culture media is that all constituents are dissolved and that the medium is transparent. However, many natural waters are opaque and more or less turbid due to colloidal and suspended materials, which interact with the dissolved components. Obviously the relative amounts and the interactions of these constituents control the ultimate physico-chemical forms of the phycologically essential nutrients. Therefore, the physico-chemical speciation and thus the bio-availability of e.g. metals in shallow, eutrophic, turbid and humic lakes in The Netherlands is a complex and so far almost ignored problem. Recently we started a study on the physico-chemistry of nutrients and their availability for algae in the shallow, eutrophic and humic lake Tjeukemeer. The relative availability of artificial and natural forms of nutrients are investigated in chemostats of some dominant algae in Tjeukemeer. Here we summarize some results of Fe-limited chemostats of Scenedesmus quadricauda and Osciilatoria

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