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A Colorimetric Method for Determining Oxygen Concentration in Terrestrial Situations
Author(s) -
Beyers Robert J.,
Smith Michael H.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1934601
Subject(s) - potassium hydroxide , oxygen , environmental chemistry , chemistry , hydroxide , environmental science , ecology , inorganic chemistry , biology , organic chemistry
A method for the determination of gaseous oxygen is described. The technique is based on the manganous hydroxide‐potassium iodide method of Winkler. The use of the method in measuring the oxygen content of the burrows of the old‐field mouse Peromyscus polionotus is demonstrated.