Puškarić, S.; Sokač, M.; Ninčević, Ž.; Prelesnik, H.; Børsheim, K.Y. AI-Light Spectrum Replicator (LSR): A Novel Simulated In Situ Lab/On-Deck Incubator. J. Mar. Sci. Eng.2024, 12, 339.
Puškarić, S.; Sokač, M.; Ninčević, Ž.; Prelesnik, H.; Børsheim, K.Y. AI-Light Spectrum Replicator (LSR): A Novel Simulated In Situ Lab/On-Deck Incubator. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 339.
Puškarić, S.; Sokač, M.; Ninčević, Ž.; Prelesnik, H.; Børsheim, K.Y. AI-Light Spectrum Replicator (LSR): A Novel Simulated In Situ Lab/On-Deck Incubator. J. Mar. Sci. Eng.2024, 12, 339.
Puškarić, S.; Sokač, M.; Ninčević, Ž.; Prelesnik, H.; Børsheim, K.Y. AI-Light Spectrum Replicator (LSR): A Novel Simulated In Situ Lab/On-Deck Incubator. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 339.
Abstract
In this communication, we present a new simulated in situ lab/on-deck incubator, light spectrum replicator (LSR), and method to simulate the measured in situ HOCR light spectrum curves in incubation chambers. Carbon flux studies require detailed knowledge of primary and secondary production, including an understanding of temporal and spatial scales of variation. Interpretation of the processes involved during measurements continues to be difficult [1] since the incubation of the samples does not permit the study of rapid variations in carbon assimilation. Further, the significance of Dissolved Organic Matter of DOM in primary production is gaining attention as many autotrophic species are known for using organic substrates for growth, even in the dark [2–4] and since a significant portion of DOM can be accounted for from active release of intracellular metabolites by microbial consortia [5]. On the other hand, the major uncertainties in bacterial production measurements lie with the conversion factors used to calculate bacterial production (BP). For a given thymidine incorporation rate, estimates of BP can range by a factor of more than 20 [6,7]. Even though various new analytical tools have emerged [8], understanding of complex patterns of interactions within the microbial loop remains an open question.
Keywords
primary productivity; ocean; simulated in situ incubator; method; irradiance
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Ecology
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