Mapping the Fundamental Niches of Two Freshwater Microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris (Trebouxiophyceae) and Peridinium cinctum (Dinophyceae), in 5-Dimensional Ion Space

Table 3

Media formulations in which only one of the two algae examined in this study exhibited positive growth rates.

−C. vulgaris, +P. cinctum
Ion proportion:					[5-Ion Total]
NO3	PO4	K	Na	Cl	(mM)	Initial pH
0.05	0.65	0.00	0.30	0.00	1.0	3.4
0.65	0.05	0.00	0.30	0.00	1.0	3.4
0.65	0.05	0.30	0.00	0.00	1.0	3.4
0.05	0.05	0.00	0.45	0.45	20.3	2.8
0.05	0.65	0.00	0.00	0.30	10.7	2.2
0.35	0.35	0.00	0.30	0.00	1.0	3.4
0.35	0.05	0.30	0.00	0.30	1.0	3.4
0.05	0.35	0.30	0.00	0.30	1.0	3.4
0.35	0.05	0.30	0.00	0.30	1.0	3.4
0.35	0.05	0.00	0.30	0.30	1.0	3.4
0.05	0.35	0.30	0.00	0.30	30.0	2.2
+C. vulgaris, −P. cinctum
0.05	0.05	0.00	0.90	0.00	10.67	9.1
0.05	0.05	0.45	0.45	0.00	20.33	9.3