Primary Productivity
http://hahana.soest.hawaii.edu/hot/protocols/chap14.html

Hawaii Ocean Time Series, University of Hawaii


This resource from the Hawaii Ocean Time-Series provides a protocol used to determine primary productivity by 14C assimilation. It includes a brief overview of the method as well as the equation used to determine how much carbon is fixed.

This resource is referenced here:
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology, :Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Topics: Biosphere:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biosphere:Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Methods of Microbiology:Field Methods, Solid Earth:Geochemistry:RadioisotopesKeywords: phytolankton, GPP, NPP, gross primary productivity, net primary productivity, DIC, dissolved inorganic carbon