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JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH | VOLUME 12 | NUMBER 1 | PAGES 231-244 | 1990
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Laboratory scale enclosure: concept, construction and operation

Machteld Rijkeboer, Frans de Bles and Herman J. Gons

Limnological Institute, ‘Vijverhof’ Laboratory Rijksstraatweg 6, 3631 AC Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands

Received on June 19, 1989; accepted on August 28, 1989 A laboratory scale enclosure (LSE) was devised for studying the seston dynamics in shallow, wind-mixed lakes. The LSE is a continuous flow system suitable for mass balance studies of lake water columns, and for cultivation of phytoplankton species as a reference for potential growth at the lake's light and mixing regime. The construction of the LSE is described in detail. Results are given on the operation with water from Lake Loosdrecht (The Netherlands). The coefficient of vertical mixing in the LSE was variable from 7.6 to 25.6 cm2 s–1, i.e. similar to values reported for shallow, wind-exposed lakes. On average, the vertical light attenuation and the spectral changes with depth in the LSE agreed well with the in situ underwater light climate. Mass balances for phosphorus and oxygen could be accurately established, while the loss of paniculate matter due to settling and wall growth was insignificant. The LSE may also be applied as an incubator for primary production measurements in a ‘natural’ light gradient and allowed prolonged continuous cultivation of Prochlorothrix hollandica.


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