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. 2016 Feb 25;211(1):126–137. doi: 10.1111/nph.13885

Table 1.

Carbonate chemistry during mass measurements of O2 and inorganic carbon (Ci) fluxes in Emiliania huxleyi

Acclimation Carbonate chemistry LDICHpH HDICHpH LDICLpH HDICLpH
2N LL [CO2] 12.4 ± 0.6 22.0 ± 0.8 24.0 ± 1.5 43.7 ± 1.8
[HCO3 ] 1370 ± 70 2500 ± 90 1420 ± 80 2590 ± 110
[H+] 9.5 ± 0.2 9.5 ± 0.2 18.4 ± 0.3 18.4 ± 0.3
2N HL [CO2] 13.6 ± 0.9 22.7 ± 1.0 nd 47.4 ± 2.0
[HCO3 ] 1560 ± 110 2730 ± 130 nd 2730 ± 110
[H+] 9.1 ± 0.3 8.9 ± 0.3 nd 18.8 ± 0.3
1N LL [CO2] 10.6 ± 0.5 20.5 ± 0.3 17.1 ± 0.5 40.9 ± 2.8
[HCO3 ] 1200 ± 50 2400 ± 30 1050 ± 30 2460 ± 160
[H+] 9.2 ± 0.1 9.2 ± 0.1 17.4 ± 0.5 18.1 ± 0.0
1N HL [CO2] 10.5 ± 0.6 18.6 ± 1.4 17.9 ± 1.8 32.5 ± 2.5
[HCO3 ] 1150 ± 70 2160 ± 130 1090 ± 120 1940 ± 200
[H+] 9.3 ± 0.1 9.2 ± 0.1 17.5 ± 0.4 18.1 ± 0.5

Concentrations of CO2 (μmol kg−1), HCO3 (μmol kg−1) and H+ (nmol kg−1) were assessed by means of mass spectrometry (= 3; ± SD).

2N LL/HL, diploid life‐cycle stage acclimated to low/high light; 1N LL/HL, haploid life‐cycle stage acclimated to low/high light; LDICHpH, low dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC)/high pH; HDICHpH, high DIC/high pH; LDICLpH, low DIC/low pH; HDICLpH, high DIC/low pH; nd, not determined.