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Net photosynthetic incorporation of dissolved inorganic carbon into the micro-organisms of shallow benthic areas of South West Arm, Port Hacking, New South Wales was measured in situ and in the laboratory. Methods for calculating productivity from continuously recorded light readings using mathematical models based on laboratory studies were evaluated. Three sediment types were investigated and shown to have incorporation rates which varied between 130 and 310 mg of carbon per square metre per day. High levels of carbon uptake by incubations done in the dark and the concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon in sediment interstitial waters were also investigated.
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Giles, M.S. (1983). Primary Production of Benthic Micro-organisms in South West Arm, Port Hacking, New South Wales. In: Cuff, W., Tomczak, M. (eds) Synthesis and Modelling of Intermittent Estuaries. Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49991-3_10
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