Electronic Resource
Springer
Aquatic ecology
17 (1983), S. 21-27
ISSN:
1573-5125
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Natural phytoplankton from Lake Constance was exposed to competition experiments in continuous culture at 6 different molar rations of P∶Si as potentially limiting nutrients. As predicted by theory there was competitive exclusion of all species but one at single nutrient limitation, and coexistence of two species in steady state when P was limiting for one and Si for the other species. In one case coexistence of three species occurred. Equilibrium species composition, which stabilized after 3 to 6 weeks of cultivation, was independent of the species composition of the inoculum and only controlled by the nutrient regime. Comparability of experimental results and field observations is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02255189
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