In:
Canadian Journal of Botany, Canadian Science Publishing, Vol. 69, No. 5 ( 1991-05-01), p. 1133-1138
Abstract:
Evidence from correlative studies suggesting that nutrient deficiency is responsible for cyanobacterial surface blooms is contrasted with evidence from lake and laboratory experiments suggesting that the ability of cyanobacterial populations to monopolize light in the surface layers of stratified water columns depends on the availability of nutrients required for gas-vesicle synthesis as well as for growth. A resolution of the paradoxical roles of inorganic carbon in cyanobacterial buoyancy regulation is advanced and is used to explain the success of different types of cyanobacteria in environments that differ greatly in bicarbonate content. Key words: cyanobacteria, gas vesicles, buoyancy, blooms, dominance, bicarbonate.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0008-4026
Language:
English
Publisher:
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date:
1991
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218116-2
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1481926-0
SSG:
12
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