Table 1. Mean light intensities (μmol photons m−2 s−1)(±SD) between 10:00 hrs and 16:00 hrs and mean (±SD) initial (t0) and final (tend) pH and nutrient concentrations (μmol L−1) for the four treatment combinations.
Natural seawater& reduced light | Natural seawater &full light | Enriched seawater& reduced light | Enriched seawater& full light | ||
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Date | 30.5.2012 | 30.5.2012 | 23.5.2012 | 24.5.2012 | |
light | 109 ± 44 | 622 ± 249 | 86 ± 48 | 585 ± 270 | |
pH | t0 | 7.72 ± 0.15 | 7.53 ± 0.20 | 7.76 ± 0.18 | 7.76 ± 0.15 |
tend | 8.50 ± 0.04 | 8.59 ± 0.13 | 8.31 ± 0.13 | 8.59 ± 0.21 | |
t0 | 0.019 ± 0.016 | 0.101 ± 0.010 | 11.341 ± 0.850 | 9.163 ± 1.517 | |
tend | 0.015 ± 0.018 | 0.090 ± 0.122 | 5.249 ± 1.304 | 6.071 ± 0.600 | |
t0 | 2.831 ± 2.607 | 1.977 ± 1.309 | 69.029 ± 36.556 | 61.099 ± 32.825 | |
tend | 7.595 ± 4.954 | 13.415 ± 14.147 | 45.705 ± 14.025 | 57.633 ± 6.979 | |
t0 | 0.129 ± 0.036 | 0.139 ± 0.004 | 0.240 ± 0.059 | 0.271 ± 0.170 | |
tend | 0.398 ± 0.317 | 0.491 ± 0.378 | 0.297 ± 0.102 | 0.196 ± 0.025 | |
t0 | 0.434 ± 0.086 | 0.584 ± 0.197 | 3.620 ± 1.781 | 3.527 ± 1.767 | |
tend | 0.413 ± 0.343 | 1.454 ± 2.199 | 3.278 ± 0.547 | 3.751 ± 0.411 |