On Feb 26, 2:47 am, "Don Libby" <[email protected]> wrote: ...
Growth rates and elemental composition of Alexandrium monilatum, a red- tide dinoflagellate, Andrew R. Juhl, Harmful Algae Volume 4, Issue 2, February 2005, Pages 287-295 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B73D7-4CVR1T7-1&_user=7810834&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000011439&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=7810834&md5=d80d5ba2121e90ff279f3e5118cb1f3e "This toxic, red-tide dinoflagellate grew faster with higher temperatures, up to a maximum of approximately 1 division per day at 31 °C. ... The minimum N cell quota suggested that high N flux would be required to support bloom development." The study used existing levels of CO2 present in estuarian sea water. The DoE study indicated that algae used up to 90% of the extra CO2 added, but I couldn't find the concentrations. But even without exttra CO2, providing enough N seems to promote algae growth rates which are indeed at least 10x terrestrial plants. Impressive. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
