This thesis reports a portion of a general ecological study of
a stream under conditions of controlled flow and low levels of organic
enrichment. It is concerned with the effects of experimental variations
of light intensity and concentration of soluble organic enrichment
imposed on seasonal variations of temperature and total...
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae from Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon
was introduced into culture in a precipitate -free medium developed
by modification of McLachlan's ASM medium. This medium ASMT
No. 8 contained no organic substances other than ethylendiaminetetraacetate
(EDTA) and Trishydroxymethylamino methane (Tris),
and was developed by modifying the concentrations of certain elements,...
An impounded estuary was employed to study primary productivity, community respiration, and community structure as they
related to seasonal and temporal succession, salinity, and water
temperature. Plankton metabolism was studied by means of the
light-and dark-bottle technique. Benthic community metabolism
was determined by using the "diurnal oxygen curve" method.
Four...
The major nutrient requirements of the blue-green alga Anabaena
spiroides Klebahn were investigated. It was hoped that the results would allow the development of a balanced culture medium in
which the alga would exhibit rapid growth and retain typical morphological characteristics.
The alga was isolated from Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon,...
A strain of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Born. et Flah. has been
introduced into culture and maintained since August of 1964 in completely
defined media. It exhibits the planktonic, colonial flake form
found in nature, and both heterocysts and akinetes are present. The
color and size of the flake and general appearance...
Raw and biologically stabilized Kraft mill effluents were introduced
into laboratory artificial streams at a ratio of 15 ml per liter
of water over a two year period. Effluent from the stabilization pond
of a second mill was introduced at concentrations of from 5 to 40 ml
per liter of...