Are microcosm volume and sample pre-filtration relevant to evaluate phytoplankton growth?

“Bottle effects” are one of the most deeply rooted concerns of phytoplankton microcosm studies and are mainly related to incubation time and sample volume. Sample pre-filtration to remove larger grazers is also a common procedure in experimental phytoplankton ecology studies, particularly in nutrien...

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Main Author: Nogueira, Patrícia (author)
Other Authors: Domingues, Rita B. (author), Barbosa, Ana B. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5034
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/5034