Mineral Nutrition of Algae

O'Kelley, Joseph C.

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“…Beside the direct process of taking up by the cells, there is an indirect process via the oxidation of Mn2+ to manganese oxides (Sunda & Huntsman 1985, 1986. The direct process is of importance in all species because manganese is a micronutrient that is essential to photosynthesis (O'Kelly 1968, Cheniae & Martin 1969. The amount of manganese in the fraction of single Phaeocystis sp.…”

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“…No attention hat been paid to trace elements such as manganese, iron, copper and molybdenum, although these are also essential nutrients. For example, manganese is an important element in the photosynthetic process of splitting water (O'Kelly 1968, Cheniae Pr Martin 1969. Evidence has recently been presented that locv levels of manganese can limit the growth of several species of phytoplankton (Brand e t al.…”

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Manganese accumulation in the high pH microenvironment of Phaeocystis sp. (Haptophyceae) colonies from the North Sea

Lubbers

Gieskes²,

Castilho³

et al. 1990

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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ABSTRACT. Colonies of Pharocjstis sp. (Ilaptophyceae] isolated from the North Sea accumulated manganese during ~ncubati.on of 15 d in a culture med~um w~t h near-natural (0 45 ~rmol l ' 1:ln) conccntratlon When maximum cell density was reached, u p to 75'1L of the manganese originally prcsrnt in the medium was found in the colonies; the amount of manganese in the single cells remained at a constant level of about 7 '%B.

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Manganese accumulation in the high pH microenvironment of Phaeocystis sp. (Haptophyceae) colonies from the North Sea

Lubbers

Gieskes²,

Castilho³

et al. 1990

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…The differences in the values of SAR, ESP, w-Na, w-C1 could have accounted for the low number of species present. Sodium has long been considered essential for certain blue-green algae (O'Kelley, 1968). Eyster (1972) reported that Nostoc muscorum has a critical growth level of 3 ppm.…”

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Soil-algal relationships from surface mined soils

Shubert

Starks

1980

British Phycological Journal

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“…Although the process may not occur in Orange Lake cave, growth and carbonate deposition by Hapalosiphon intricatus may contribute to stalactite formation. In sections of small stalactites taken from Swiss caves, Magdeburg [10] identified several algal zones consisting primarily of H. intricatus and coccoid blue-green algal species. With growth and acid production, organisms of each layer were thought to accumulate and cement together carbonates derived from the parent rock.…”

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Lime incrustingHapalosiphon intricatus (Cyanophyceae) and phosphate availability in a Florida cave

Davis

Rands

1982

Schweiz. Z. Hydrologie

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Hapaloaiphon intricatus (Cyanophyceae) with lightly calcified sheaths, is the dominant filamentous alga reported from a humid, dimly-lighted limestone cave in northcentral Florida (USA). Within the limestone substrate, hydroxyapatite is the form of the phosphate mineral providing nutrient to the algae.The Crystal River geological formation of the Ocala Group [12] in northcentral Florida exposes in some locations a surface area rich in caves. These are composed of white, nearly pure limestone with varying quantities of calcium and magnesium carbonate. Small amounts or traces of phosphates are not uncommon in the rocks of these caves [13]. Although the fauna of the Florida caves has been the subject of a number of reports [5,14], the algal flora has received but scant attention. To the best of our knowledge, no studies concerned with phosphate sources for cave plants are available. The present paper reports the occurrence of the dominant calcifying filamentous blue-green algae growing in Orange Lake cave, and the mineral species in the substrate supplying phosphates to the plants. Orange Lake cave is located 0.4 miles south of junction of US Hwy 441 and State route 318 offHwy 441 (T.12S, R.21E, See. 33/34), in Marion County, Florida. The highly fossiliferous cave of limestone was developed in the Crystal River Formation during the late Eocene [5]. The cave opens on the north side of an abandoned dry limestone quarry of several hundred hectares. Two openings (2 • 1.5 m; 1.5 • 3 m) lead to a small, dimly-lighted room; a lateral passage then leads to a dark room housing a bat population. Ferns, fern prothallia, mosses, liverworts and lichens grow abundantly from the mouths to 1.0 m toward the inside of the cave. In the dimly lighted room, extensive bluegreen areas of coccoid blue-green algae on the walls and roof contrasted with scattered red-brown patches on the roof whose sizes ranged from a few mm 2 to 10-20 cmL With a hand lens, the red-brown patches resembled tightly matted tufts of hair 0.25-0.3 mm in height. When brushed with a firm object, the patches were soft and yielding. Light intensity in this area (2-3 m from the ,) Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Journal seres No. 4381.

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Mineral Nutrition of Algae

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Manganese accumulation in the high pH microenvironment of Phaeocystis sp. (Haptophyceae) colonies from the North Sea

Manganese accumulation in the high pH microenvironment of Phaeocystis sp. (Haptophyceae) colonies from the North Sea

Soil-algal relationships from surface mined soils

Lime incrustingHapalosiphon intricatus (Cyanophyceae) and phosphate availability in a Florida cave

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