Master-thesis: Assessing the Impacts of Simulated Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement on Viability and Growth of Cultures of Near-Shore Species of Phytoplankton
by Jessica Oberlander, Dalhousie University, http://hdl.handle.net/10222/82384
One proposed NET is Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), which would mimic the ocean’s natural weathering processes and sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. An analysis of published data investigating the effects of elevated pH on phytoplankton growth rate and experimental assessment of pH dependence of viability and growth rate was used to assess the potential impacts of OAE. Viability was determined with a modified Serial Dilution Culture – Most Probable Number assay. Chlorophyll a fluorescence was used to test for changes in growth rates and photosynthetic competence.