Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae.

Salinity and temperature are two of the major factors controlling the growth rate of microalgae. In this study, the effect of salinity and temperature on the growth of marine microalgae; an unidentified Chlorella sp. and Chaetoceros calcitrans were investigated to optimize the microalgal biomass pro...

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Main Authors: Adenan, Nurul Salma, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Shariff, Mohamed
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Published: Academic Journals 2013
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author Adenan, Nurul Salma
Md. Yusoff, Fatimah
Shariff, Mohamed
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Md. Yusoff, Fatimah
Shariff, Mohamed
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description Salinity and temperature are two of the major factors controlling the growth rate of microalgae. In this study, the effect of salinity and temperature on the growth of marine microalgae; an unidentified Chlorella sp. and Chaetoceros calcitrans were investigated to optimize the microalgal biomass production. These species were cultured at different salinities (20, 25 and 30‰) and temperatures (20, 25 and 30°C). C. calcitrans and Chlorella sp. had significantly higher (p<0.05) growth rate when cultured at salinities of 30 and 25‰, respectively. In terms of temperature, the highest (p<0.05) growth rate was observed in C. calcitrans and Chlorella sp. cultivated at temperatures of 30 and 25°C, respectively. This study indicated that C. calcitrans was suitable to marine condition, whereas Chlorella sp. showed optimum growth at lower salinity and temperature.
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spelling upm-294912015-09-10T04:22:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29491/ Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae. Adenan, Nurul Salma Md. Yusoff, Fatimah Shariff, Mohamed Salinity and temperature are two of the major factors controlling the growth rate of microalgae. In this study, the effect of salinity and temperature on the growth of marine microalgae; an unidentified Chlorella sp. and Chaetoceros calcitrans were investigated to optimize the microalgal biomass production. These species were cultured at different salinities (20, 25 and 30‰) and temperatures (20, 25 and 30°C). C. calcitrans and Chlorella sp. had significantly higher (p<0.05) growth rate when cultured at salinities of 30 and 25‰, respectively. In terms of temperature, the highest (p<0.05) growth rate was observed in C. calcitrans and Chlorella sp. cultivated at temperatures of 30 and 25°C, respectively. This study indicated that C. calcitrans was suitable to marine condition, whereas Chlorella sp. showed optimum growth at lower salinity and temperature. Academic Journals 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29491/1/Effects%20of%20salinity%20and%20temperature%20on%20the%20growth%20of%20diatoms%20and%20green%20algae.pdf Adenan, Nurul Salma and Md. Yusoff, Fatimah and Shariff, Mohamed (2013) Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 8 (2). pp. 397-404. ISSN 1816-4927; ESSN: 1996-0751 http://scialert.net/archivedetails.php?issn=1816-4927&issueno=44 10.3923/jfas.2013.397.404 English
spellingShingle Adenan, Nurul Salma
Md. Yusoff, Fatimah
Shariff, Mohamed
Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae.
title Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae.
title_full Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae.
title_fullStr Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae.
title_full_unstemmed Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae.
title_short Effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae.
title_sort effects of salinity and temperature on the growth of diatoms and green algae.
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29491/1/Effects%20of%20salinity%20and%20temperature%20on%20the%20growth%20of%20diatoms%20and%20green%20algae.pdf