Abstract
Evidence from correlative studies suggesting that nutrient deficiency is responsible for cyanobacterial surface blooms is contrasted with evidence from lake and laboratory experiments suggesting that the ability of cyanobacterial populations to monopolize light in the surface layers of stratified water columns depends on the availability of nutrients required for gas-vesicle synthesis as well as for growth. A resolution of the paradoxical roles of inorganic carbon in cyanobacterial buoyancy regulation is advanced and is used to explain the success of different types of cyanobacteria in environments that differ greatly in bicarbonate content. Key words: cyanobacteria, gas vesicles, buoyancy, blooms, dominance, bicarbonate.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
