Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1978
Abstract
Results from the reverse-flow concentration method used to determine community plankton respiration vary significantly because of metabolic inactivation or losses of a portion of the concentrated sample during the filtering process. These losses seem to be nearly constant at concentrations greater than 150X. The within sample coefficient of variation is 20-40% and is primarily a result of clumping and inadequate mixing before subsampling. A rapid processing of the samples is critical for best results.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Estuaries
First Page
65
Last Page
68
Recommended Citation
Turner, R. (1978). Variability of the Reverse-Flow Concentration Technique of Measuring Plankton Respiration. Estuaries, 1 (1), 65-68. Retrieved from https://repository.lsu.edu/oceanography_coastal_pubs/168