Effect of Prudhoe crude oil on carbon assimilation by planktonic algae in an arctic pond
During the summer of 1975, 240ml/m of Prudhoe crude oil was spilled on an experimental coastal pond similar to those around Prudhoe Bay. Deviaton of algal production, algal biomass and species composition was compared to an adjacent control pond. Planktonic primary productivity was initially inhibit...
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2013
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Online Access: | http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6155663 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6155663 https://doi.org/10.2172/6155663 |