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FACTORS AFFECTING THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF BIOLUMINESCENCE IN THE EUPHOTIC ZONE 1
Author(s) -
Yentsch C. S.,
Backus R. H.,
Wing Asa
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1964.9.4.0519
Subject(s) - photic zone , bioluminescence , photoinhibition , daylight , darkness , light emission , biology , environmental science , phytoplankton , atmospheric sciences , ecology , photosynthesis , geology , optics , physics , botany , photosystem ii , nutrient
Throughout the diurnal cycle, no obvious relationship exists between the vertical distribution of bioluminescence and phytoplankton parameters in the euphotic zone. Instead, bioluminescence is closely related to ambient light. The principal external “light factors” that influence the amount of bioluminescence from dinoflagellates are photoinhibition and photoenhancement. Consideration of only these two factors accurately predicts the vertical distribution of bioluminescence during daylight and in darkness.