Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay
The balance in microbial net consumption of nitrogen and phosphorus was investigated in samples collected in two mesotrophic coastal environments: the Baltic Sea (Tvarminne field station) and the North Sea (Espegrend field station). For this, we have refined a bioassay based on the response in alkal...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/231633 2024-01-07T09:45:45+01:00 Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay Hrustic, Enis Lignell, Risto Riebesell, Ulf Thingstad, Tron Frede Tvärminne Zoological Station 2018-01-26T11:39:01Z 9 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231633 eng eng COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH 10.5194/bg-14-379-2017 The cooperation between Enis Hrustic and Tron Frede Thingstad was realized through Erasmus C training at the University of Bergen, Norway, and EU project OCEAN-CERTAIN FP7-ENV-2013.6.1-1, project no. 603773. The mesocosm studies in Tvarminne and Espegrend were funded by BMBF projects SOPRAN Phase II (FKZ 03F0611) and BIOACID II (FKZ 03F06550). Johanna Oja is thanked for laboratory assistance in the Tvarminne experiment. Hrustic , E , Lignell , R , Riebesell , U & Thingstad , T F 2017 , ' Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay ' , Biogeosciences , vol. 14 , no. 2 , pp. 379-387 . https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-379-2017 85011004816 c65aa263-cc6e-4c86-8ecd-8123d0ed5ab2 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231633 000395167000001 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY NORTHERN BALTIC SEA NUTRIENT-LIMITATION N-P PHYTOPLANKTON OCEAN MECHANISMS RESPONSES FIXATION KINETICS 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology Article publishedVersion 2018 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:10:42Z The balance in microbial net consumption of nitrogen and phosphorus was investigated in samples collected in two mesotrophic coastal environments: the Baltic Sea (Tvarminne field station) and the North Sea (Espegrend field station). For this, we have refined a bioassay based on the response in alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) over a matrix of combinations in nitrogen and phosphorus additions. This assay not only provides information on which element (N or P) is the primary limiting nutrient, but also gives a quantitative estimate for the excess of the secondary limiting element (P+ or N+, respectively), as well as the ratio of balanced net consumption of added N and P over short timescales (days). As expected for a Baltic Sea late springearly summer situation, the Tvarminne assays (n = 5) indicated N limitation with an average P+ = 0.30 +/- 0.10 mu M-P, when incubated for 4 days. For short incubations (1-2 days), the Espegrend assays indicated P limitation, but the shape of the response surface changed with incubation time, resulting in a drift in parameter estimates toward N limitation. Extrapolating back to zero incubation time gave P limitation with N+ approximate to 0.9 mu M-N. The N : P ratio (molar) of nutrient net consumption varied considerably between investigated locations: from 2.3 +/- 0.4 in the Tvarminne samples to 13 +/- 5 and 32 +/- 3 in two samples from Espegrend. Our assays included samples from mesocosm acidification experiments, but statistically significant effects of ocean acidification were not found by this method. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Biogeosciences 14 2 379 387 |
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ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY NORTHERN BALTIC SEA NUTRIENT-LIMITATION N-P PHYTOPLANKTON OCEAN MECHANISMS RESPONSES FIXATION KINETICS 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology |
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ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY NORTHERN BALTIC SEA NUTRIENT-LIMITATION N-P PHYTOPLANKTON OCEAN MECHANISMS RESPONSES FIXATION KINETICS 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology Hrustic, Enis Lignell, Risto Riebesell, Ulf Thingstad, Tron Frede Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay |
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ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY NORTHERN BALTIC SEA NUTRIENT-LIMITATION N-P PHYTOPLANKTON OCEAN MECHANISMS RESPONSES FIXATION KINETICS 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology |
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The balance in microbial net consumption of nitrogen and phosphorus was investigated in samples collected in two mesotrophic coastal environments: the Baltic Sea (Tvarminne field station) and the North Sea (Espegrend field station). For this, we have refined a bioassay based on the response in alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) over a matrix of combinations in nitrogen and phosphorus additions. This assay not only provides information on which element (N or P) is the primary limiting nutrient, but also gives a quantitative estimate for the excess of the secondary limiting element (P+ or N+, respectively), as well as the ratio of balanced net consumption of added N and P over short timescales (days). As expected for a Baltic Sea late springearly summer situation, the Tvarminne assays (n = 5) indicated N limitation with an average P+ = 0.30 +/- 0.10 mu M-P, when incubated for 4 days. For short incubations (1-2 days), the Espegrend assays indicated P limitation, but the shape of the response surface changed with incubation time, resulting in a drift in parameter estimates toward N limitation. Extrapolating back to zero incubation time gave P limitation with N+ approximate to 0.9 mu M-N. The N : P ratio (molar) of nutrient net consumption varied considerably between investigated locations: from 2.3 +/- 0.4 in the Tvarminne samples to 13 +/- 5 and 32 +/- 3 in two samples from Espegrend. Our assays included samples from mesocosm acidification experiments, but statistically significant effects of ocean acidification were not found by this method. Peer reviewed |
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Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay |
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Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay |
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Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay |
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Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay |
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exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay |
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10.5194/bg-14-379-2017 The cooperation between Enis Hrustic and Tron Frede Thingstad was realized through Erasmus C training at the University of Bergen, Norway, and EU project OCEAN-CERTAIN FP7-ENV-2013.6.1-1, project no. 603773. The mesocosm studies in Tvarminne and Espegrend were funded by BMBF projects SOPRAN Phase II (FKZ 03F0611) and BIOACID II (FKZ 03F06550). Johanna Oja is thanked for laboratory assistance in the Tvarminne experiment. Hrustic , E , Lignell , R , Riebesell , U & Thingstad , T F 2017 , ' Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay ' , Biogeosciences , vol. 14 , no. 2 , pp. 379-387 . https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-379-2017 85011004816 c65aa263-cc6e-4c86-8ecd-8123d0ed5ab2 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231633 000395167000001 |
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