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Photosynthetic bacterial production in lakes: The effects of light intensity 1
Author(s) -
Parkin T. B.,
Brock T. D.
Publication year - 1980
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.1980.25.4.0711
Subject(s) - photosynthesis , bacteriochlorophyll , sulfur , bacteria , sulfide , green sulfur bacteria , environmental chemistry , light intensity , botany , biology , chemistry , ecology , environmental science , genetics , physics , organic chemistry , optics
Primary production was measured in six lakes supporting populations of photosynthetic sulfur bacteria. Bacteriochlorophyll concentrations (Behl a + Bchl c) ranged from 11.1 to 630 mg·m −3 . The photosynthetic sulfur bacteria accounted for 0.26–6.3% of the total daily production in the lakes. The percentage of photosynthetic bacterial production of total production in the lakes was .not correlated with either sulfide concentration or bacteriochlorophyll concentration hut was related to light intensity.