@article{JRC32910,
	address = {Duebendorf (Germany)},
	year = {2006},
	author = {Eker Develi E and Kideys A and Tugrul S},
	abstract = {The effects of nitrate, ammonium and
		phosphate on the abundance, chlorophyll a content (chl
		a), in vivo fl uorescence, particulate organic carbon,
		nitrogen, phosphorus and cell morphology of the diatom
		Skeletonema costatum, the dinofl agellate Prorocentrum
		micans and the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi were
		investigated in the laboratory. The carbon:chlorophyll a
		ratio (as weight), a parameter often used in productivity
		estimates, differed substantially among the three species
		as well as at different nutrient concentrations at the end
		of the exponential growth phase. The cell chl a content
		was higher in the earlier phases of growth in all three species
		in agreement with previous investigations. Average
		chl a content per cell during the experiments was higher
		in P. micans (8 pg) than in S. costatum (0.4 pg) and E.
		huxleyi (0.2 pg). However, chl a content per unit volume
		was higher in E. huxleyi (~15 fg μm–3) than in S. costatum
		(~7 fg μm–3) and P. micans (~1 fg μm–3). Prorocentrum
		micans cultures reached the highest total biovolume
		(74 mm3 L–1 and was 3 and 5 times higher than S. costatum
		and E. huxleyi cultures, respectively) under high
		nutrient concentrations. Nevertheless, total chl a concentration
		of S. costatum culture was almost twice higher
		(122 μg L–1) than that of the other two species at the end
		of the exponential growth phase. Phosphate consumption
		by S. costatum occurred at higher rates compared to the
		other two species during the experimental period, probably
		showing that this nutrient was more favourable for
		this species. Our fi ndings from these laboratory experiments
		emphasize that chl a values in the natural habitat
		may not accurately indicate actual phytoplankton biomass.
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		},
	title = {Effect of Nutrients on Culture Dynamics of Marine Phytoplankton},
	type = {},
	url = {},
	volume = {68},
	number = {1},
	journal = {AQUATIC SCIENCES},
	pages = {28-39},
	issn = {},
	publisher = {BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG},
	doi = {10.1007/s00027-005-0810-5}
}