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A modified chamber for use with an oxygen electrode to allow measurement of incident illumination within the reaction suspension
Author(s) -
Griffiths Dilwyn J.,
Thinh LuongVan,
Florian Zoltan
Publication year - 1978
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.1978.23.2.0368
Subject(s) - suspension (topology) , photosynthesis , clark electrode , chlorella , population , reliability (semiconductor) , electrode , oxygen evolution , oxygen , materials science , environmental science , biological system , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , chromatography , algae , botany , biology , physics , electrochemistry , mathematics , organic chemistry , power (physics) , demography , quantum mechanics , homotopy , sociology , pure mathematics , electrolyte
A method for precise measurement of incident illumination at the center of an algal suspension within the reaction chamber of an oxygen electrode allows reliable comparisons to be made of the photosynthetic characteristics of cultures of differing population densities and provides estimations of the degree of shade adaptation in cells of Chlorella comparable with those obtained by other methods. The reliability of the method is further confirmed by comparing the photosynthetic characteristics of synchronous cultures of Chlorella at different stages in the life cycle.