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TABLE 4.30 (Continued)
Half-Saturation Constants for Algal Growth (mg l − 1 )

Nitrogen Phosphorus

Min. Max. Avg. Min. Max. Avg. Location Reference As Cited in Explanation

0.025 0.001 Maryland coastal

waters, U.S.A.

Lung and Hwang, 1994 Lung and

Hwang 81

Total phytoplankton

0.01 0.001 San Juan Bay Estuary Bunch et al., 2000 Bunch et al. 92 Total phytoplankton

0.025 0.006 0.025 Grays Harbor and Chehalis

River

Battelle, 1974 Bowie et al. 93 20°C total phytoplankton

0.005 Neuse River Estuary Lung and Paerl, 1986 Lung and Paerl 79 Total phytoplankton

0.1 0.4 0.03 0.05 Texas bays and estuaries Brandes, 1976 Bowie et al. 93 20°C total phytoplankton

0.0014 0.018 0.006 Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Di Toro et al., 1971 Bowie et al. 93 Total phytoplankton,

literature

0.0063 0.12 0.01 0.025 Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Di Toro et al., 1971 Bowie et al. 93 27°C diatom, literature

values

0.025 Neuse River Estuary Lung and Paerl, 1986 Lung and Paerl 79 Diatom

0.15 0.01 Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Di Toro et al., 1971 Bowie et al. 93 25°C green algae

0.025 Neuse River Estuary Lung and Paerl, 1986 Lung and Paerl 79 Green algae

0.007 0.13 Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Di Toro et al., 1971 Bowie et al. 93 20°C dinoflagellates,

literature

0.005 New York Bight O'Connor et al., 1981 Bowie et al. 93 20°C dinoflagellates

0.01 Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Di Toro et al., 1971 Bowie et al. 93 Blue-green algae

0.015 Neuse River Estuary Lung and Paerl, 1986 Lung and Paerl 79 Blue-green algae

(non-N 2 fixing)