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The acid‐bubbling method for primary productivity measurements modified and tested
Author(s) -
Theodorsson Pall,
Bjarnason Jon Orn
Publication year - 1975
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.1975.20.6.1018
Subject(s) - primary productivity , productivity , filtration (mathematics) , primary (astronomy) , carbonate , organic matter , plankton , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , mathematics , geology , oceanography , engineering , physics , statistics , organic chemistry , astronomy , nutrient , economics , macroeconomics
Acid‐bubbling has been proposed as an alternative method for separating the 14 C‐carbonate from organic matter in determinations of primary productivity, but adhesion of plankton to the wall of the glass vessel used for bubbling can lead to low primary productivity values. A modified procedure is quite efficient compared with the conventional filtration method.