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Subcellular phosphorus kinetics for Lake Ontario / by D.R.S. Lean and R.L. Cuhel.: En13-5/86-145E-PDF

"Radioactive phosphate has been used to show that during periods of high phosphate demand in Lake Ontario, all the soluble phosphate was taken up and replaced in a few minutes. The present investigation extends these observations to the subcellular level where the partitioning of recently assimilated phosphate into a low molecular weight fraction, phospholipids, ribonucleic acid (RNA), and polyphosphate and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) reflected the nutrient status of the plankton population. Furthermore, the rate of change in distribution of these fractions provided a measure of the rates of exchange between the subcellular compartments. The role of phosphate storage as polyphosphate was illustrated. Our results showed that the Lake Ontario plankton population was phosphorus deficient to some extent throughout the entire study period from April to November"--Management perspective.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • National Water Research Institute (Canada)
TitleSubcellular phosphorus kinetics for Lake Ontario / by D.R.S. Lean and R.L. Cuhel.
Variant title
  • Subcellular phosphorus kinetics for Lake Ontario plankton
Series title
  • NWRI contribution series ; # 86-145
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "December 1986".
  • "This manuscript has been submitted to the Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Science - Special Issue for publication and the contents are subject to change".
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
  • Includes bibliographical references: p. 20-23.
  • Includes management perspective and abstract in French.
Publishing information
  • Burlington, Ont. : National Water Research Institute, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, 1986.
Author / Contributor
  • Lean, David R. S.
  • Cuhel, Russell L.
Description25, [9] p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • En13-5/86-145E-PDF
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