Title:
ESTIMATING THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION OF BENTHIC COMMUNITIES BY ENCLOSING AREAS OF THE BOTTOM AND A PORTION OF THE UNDERLYING WATER BENEATH PLASTIC BELLJARS
Author(s):
UNK, [UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1966 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0097574
Document Number(s):
AEC667809
Originating Research Org.:
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION-ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION,
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
MOVEMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY THROUGH FOOD WABS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IS RELATED TO THE FLOW OF ENERGY. MOST ALL ENERGY AVAILABLE TO MARINE ORGANISMS IS CAPTURED FROM SUNLIGHT BY MARINE PLANTS. IN THIS PICTUR E THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPRIATION OF BENTHIC COMMUNITIES IF ESTIMAT ED BY ENCLOSING AREAS OF THE BOTTOM AND A PORTION OF THE OVERLYING WAT ER BENEATH PLASTIC BELLJARS. CHANGES IN THE DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTR ATIONS OF THE WATER INDICATE THE METABOLIC ACTIVITY OF THE COMMUNITY