Batch and continuous culture experiments on nutrient limitations and temperature effects in the marine alga Tetraselmis suecica
| Autor: | V Weiss, Z Gromet-Elhanan, Mordechai Halmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
Environmental Engineering
biology Ecological Modeling Chemostat biology.organism_classification Pollution Dilution Tetraselmis suecica Nutrient Algae Environmental chemistry Botany Seawater Sewage treatment Eutrophication Waste Management and Disposal Water Science and Technology Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Water Research. 19:185-190 |
| ISSN: | 0043-1354 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0043-1354(85)90197-6 |
| Popis: | Batch growth and chemostat culture experiments were carried out with the marine alga Tetraselmis suecica (Kylin), a unicellular alga which is potentially useful for wastewater treatment by controlled eutrophication. In natural (Mediterranean coastal) seawater enriched with nutrients, at 22°C, under illumination at 12 h 12 h light/dark, with an intensity of 500 ft-candles, the maximal specific growth rate was μmax = 0.61 day−1 (base e), measured both in batch and in chemostat experiments. Cell population densities were determined as a function of temperature at fixed dilution rates. The optimal growth temperature was between 25 and 27°C. With an abundant supply of nutrients, it was possible to sustain substantial population densities in the temperature range of 15–32°C. |
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