Ecological Studies and Mathematical Modeling of Cladophora in Lake Huron: 2. Phosphorus Uptake Kinetics

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-1982

Abstract

Laboratory experiments were conducted with field populations of Cladophora glomerata to examine the phosphorus uptake process. Results from 35 experiments conducted over two field seasons emphasize the importance of two factors in regulating phosphorus uptake: dissolved phosphorus concentration and internal phosphorus pool size. The phosphorus uptake rate increases as dissolved phosphorus availability increases. Negative feedback on uptake rate by internal phosphorus pool size reduces the maximum phosphorus uptake rate as internal pools approach saturation. The absolute maximum phosphorus uptake rate for Cladophora was 4.5%P/day. Values for the half-saturation constant for uptake varied with internal phosphorus pool size and ranged between 30 and 250 μgP/L. The data were fit to published mathematical expressions which describe uptake as a function of internal and external phosphorus levels. The expressions may be used in mathematical models simulating the growth of Cladophora. © 1982, International Association for Great Lakes Research. All rights reserved.

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Journal of Great Lakes Research

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