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THE measurement of oxygen production for a short period using black and clear bottles to separate respiration from photosynthesis1 yields results in eutrophic waters similar to those using the carbon-14 technique, provided that the experiments do not last longer than 24 hr.2. My experiments lasted three hours, during which time bacterial effects will be small.
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CUSHING, D. Production of Carbon in the Sea. Nature 180, 617 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180617b0
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