Influence of salinity on the growth of Nodularla spumigena Mertens

• Authors: A. Musial , M. Plinski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The plankton material was sampled in August 1997 from the Gulf of Gdansk. The Cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena strain ( NSG 0897 ) was isolated from the samples. The effect of salinity on the growth of Nodularia spumigena was studied in the laboratory. Salinity had a significant effect on the number of cells, optical density, concentration of chlorophyll a , dry mass and growth rate. The Nodularia spumigena strain grew well in salinities 4-16 PSU. A salinity of 8 PSU is the best for the growth of this strain.

Keywords

EN

ALGAL BLOOM; BALTIC SEA; CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA

Discipline

• AQUATIC_SCIENCES: AQUATIC SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk
• Journal: Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
• Year: 2003
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 45-52

Contributors

author

A. Musial

author

M. Plinski

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: A. Musial, University of Gdansk, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Marsza?ka Pi?sudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland