Research Article

Temperature Effect on Exploitation and Interference Competition among Microcystis aeruginosa, Planktothrix agardhii and, Cyclotella meneghiniana

Table 1

Total Biovolume (m3 mL−1) and Cell density (cell mL−1) of each species in mixed-culture among M. aeruginosa (MIJAC), P. agardhii (PAT) and C. meneghiniana (CCAP), after 10 days of growth.

Culture temperatureTotal Biovolume (µm3 mL−1)Density (cell mL−1)
MIJAC + PAT + CCAPMIJACPATCCAP

18°C5.8 × 1082.6 × 1068.6 × 1042.4 × 104
30°C6.1 × 1083.2 × 1051.7 × 1052.0 × 104