FACTORS AFFECTING THE VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF BIOLUMINESCENCE IN THE EUPHOTIC ZONE1
- 1 April 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Limnology and Oceanography
- Vol. 9 (4) , 519-524
- https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1964.9.4.0519
Abstract
Throughout the diurnal cycle, no obvious relationship exists between the vertical distribution of bioluminescence and phytoplankton parameters in the euphotic zone. Instead, bioluminescence is closely related to ambient light. The principal external “light factors” that influence the amount of bioluminescence from dinoflagellates are photoinhibition and photoenhancement. Consideration of only these two factors accurately predicts the vertical distribution of bioluminescence during daylight and in darkness.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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