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.

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Subject: Biology, Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Ecology, Biogeoscience, GeochemistryKeywords: phytolankton, GPP, NPP, gross primary productivity, net primary productivity, DIC, dissolved inorganic carbon