Atmospheric carbon dioxide: its role in maintaining phytoplankton standing crops
Journal Article
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· Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)
The rate of invasion of carbon dioxide into an artificially eutrophic Canadian Shield Lake with insuffient internal sources of carbon was determined by two methods: Measuring the carbon:nitrogen:phosphorus ratios of seston after weekly additions of nitrogen and phosphorus, and measuring the loss of radon-/sup 222/ tracer from the epilimnion. Both methods gave an invasion rate of about 0.2 gram of carbon per square meter per day. The results demonstrate that invasion of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be sufficient to permit eutrophication of any body of water receiving an adequate supply of phosphorus and nitrogen.
- OSTI ID:
- 5528391
- Journal Information:
- Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 177; ISSN SCIEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
560303 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Plants-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACIDIFICATION
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CANADA
CARBON
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EUTROPHICATION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LAKES
MASS TRANSFER
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYTOPLANKTON
PLANKTON
POLLUTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
SURFACE WATERS
WATER POLLUTION
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
560303 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Plants-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACIDIFICATION
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CANADA
CARBON
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EUTROPHICATION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LAKES
MASS TRANSFER
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYTOPLANKTON
PLANKTON
POLLUTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
SURFACE WATERS
WATER POLLUTION