Could Carbon Ever Limit Algae Growth?

Could carbon ever limit algae growth? No. Carbon is abundant everywhere and so it can never be a limiting nutrient for algae. ... Algae are too small to ever require more carbon than what is available in the environment.

Is carbon a limiting factor for algae?

Treatments with nitrogen and carbon combined resulted in lower algal diversity and dominance by coccoid green algae andScenedesmus. Results indicate that carbon and nitrogen can be limiting factors to algal growth in Anderson-Cue Lake and possibly other lakes of similar water quality.

What limits algal growth?

Light is the most limiting factor for algal growth, followed by nitrogen and phosphorus limitations. Algal productivity is often correlated to levels of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) (See N:P. ratio, above), but other nutrients are required including carbon, silica, and other micronutrients.

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