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The influence of macronitrogen (NO −3 and NH +4 ) addition with Ulva pertusa on dissolved inorganic carbon system in seawater was studied. The results indicate that p(CO2) and HCO −3 concentration decrease significantly, while pH and CO2 −3 concentration increase significantly. When the concentration of NO −3 was less than 71 µmol/dm3 or NH +4 was less than 49.7 µmol/dm3, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) absorption rates by Ulva pertusa generally increased with the increasing of nitrogen concentration. The DIC decreased 151 µmol/dm3 with the addition of 71 µmol/dm3 NO −3 and decreased 232 µmol/dm3 with the addition of 49.7 µmol/dm3 NH +4 after the experiment compared with DIC measured without nitrogen addition. A significant negative-correlation was found between Δc(DIC) and growth rate (µ) of Ulva pertusa (r = −0.91, P <0.000 1, n=11). NH +4 had more influence on the species of inorganic carbon system than NO −3 .
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Zhang, N., Song, J., Cao, C. et al. The influence of macronitrogen (NO −3 and NH +4 ) addition with Ulva pertusa on dissolved inorganic carbon system. Acta Oceanol. Sin. 31, 73–82 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-012-0178-z
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