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Relations between algal populations and the pH of their media

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Natural, mixed algal populations grew well in artificial culture media of different pH levels between 5 and 12. Algal growth caused marked changes in the pH of the culture media, raising the low pH values and lowering the high ones. Within 3–4 weeks all cultures reached the pH range of 8.5–11.0, while sterile controls retained a much wider range of 4.0–10.0. Final pH values were temperature dependent, as also was the rate of the pH change.

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Dubinsky, Z., Rotem, J. Relations between algal populations and the pH of their media. Oecologia 16, 53–60 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00345087

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