Dataset: Results from experiments examining the cell diameter of Crocosphaera watsonii (WH0003) in response to light irradiance; conducted in the Hutchins Laboratory, USC

This dataset has not been validatedFinal no updates expectedVersion 28 Oct 2013 (2013-10-28)Dataset Type:Unknown

Principal Investigator, Contact: David A. Hutchins (University of Southern California)

Contact: Feixue Fu (University of Southern California)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: CO2 control of oceanic nitrogen fixation and carbon flow through diazotrophs (Diaz N2-Fix in High CO2)

Results of a laboratory experiment examining growth of the WH0003 isolate of Crocosphaera watsonii in response to different light intensities. WH0003 was isolated near Sta. ALOHA (A Long Term Oligotrophic Habitat Assessment) in the North Pacific Ocean near Hawaii (22 deg 45' N, 158 deg 00' W).

Detailed methods and results are described in the following publication (see Figure 4, panel a):
Garcia, N.S., Fu, F.X., and Hutchins, D.A.  (2013). Colimitation of the unicellular photosynthetic diazotroph Crocosphaera watsonii by phosphorus, light, and carbon dioxide. Limnology and Oceanography 58(4): 1501-1512. DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.4.1501


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