Composition of Photosynthetic Gas Bubbles From Submerged Macrophytes

Abstract Dissolved oxygen plays a central role for all organisms dwelling in water. However, the flux of oxygen by ebullition has not received much attention in environmental science. For a better quantitative understanding of the oxygen flux due to ebullition, we conducted a series of laboratory ex...

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Main Authors: Muhammed Shikhani, Lena Reinschke, Patrick Aurich, Carolin Waldemer, Matthias Koschorreck, Bertram Boehrer
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Water Resources Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR034010
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Carolin Waldemer
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Bertram Boehrer
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description Abstract Dissolved oxygen plays a central role for all organisms dwelling in water. However, the flux of oxygen by ebullition has not received much attention in environmental science. For a better quantitative understanding of the oxygen flux due to ebullition, we conducted a series of laboratory experiments, where we forced macrophytes to produce photosynthetic gas bubbles. Raising the CO2 concentration in the water greatly increased bubble formation. Depth was varied to compare the results with theoretically predicted composition of photosynthetic bubbles forming at minimum required gas pressure. Oxygen concentrations lay between this theoretical line as lower boundary (ca. 21% O2 at 0.3 m depth and 45% of O2 at 4.5 m) and 45% of oxygen as the purely empirical upper limit for all depths. As a consequence, no bubble formation was observed at depths below 4.5 m.
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spelling doaj-art-29c635ba28974fdd83eb41306b1f6b4e2025-08-20T02:36:28ZengWileyWater Resources Research0043-13971944-79732024-01-01601n/an/a10.1029/2022WR034010Composition of Photosynthetic Gas Bubbles From Submerged MacrophytesMuhammed Shikhani0Lena Reinschke1Patrick Aurich2Carolin Waldemer3Matthias Koschorreck4Bertram Boehrer5Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ Magdeburg GermanyHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ Magdeburg GermanyHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ Magdeburg GermanyHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ Magdeburg GermanyHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ Magdeburg GermanyHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ Magdeburg GermanyAbstract Dissolved oxygen plays a central role for all organisms dwelling in water. However, the flux of oxygen by ebullition has not received much attention in environmental science. For a better quantitative understanding of the oxygen flux due to ebullition, we conducted a series of laboratory experiments, where we forced macrophytes to produce photosynthetic gas bubbles. Raising the CO2 concentration in the water greatly increased bubble formation. Depth was varied to compare the results with theoretically predicted composition of photosynthetic bubbles forming at minimum required gas pressure. Oxygen concentrations lay between this theoretical line as lower boundary (ca. 21% O2 at 0.3 m depth and 45% of O2 at 4.5 m) and 45% of oxygen as the purely empirical upper limit for all depths. As a consequence, no bubble formation was observed at depths below 4.5 m.https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR034010ebullitionoxygenbubble formationbubble compositiondissolved gases
spellingShingle Muhammed Shikhani
Lena Reinschke
Patrick Aurich
Carolin Waldemer
Matthias Koschorreck
Bertram Boehrer
Composition of Photosynthetic Gas Bubbles From Submerged Macrophytes
Water Resources Research
ebullition
oxygen
bubble formation
bubble composition
dissolved gases
title Composition of Photosynthetic Gas Bubbles From Submerged Macrophytes
title_full Composition of Photosynthetic Gas Bubbles From Submerged Macrophytes
title_fullStr Composition of Photosynthetic Gas Bubbles From Submerged Macrophytes
title_full_unstemmed Composition of Photosynthetic Gas Bubbles From Submerged Macrophytes
title_short Composition of Photosynthetic Gas Bubbles From Submerged Macrophytes
title_sort composition of photosynthetic gas bubbles from submerged macrophytes
topic ebullition
oxygen
bubble formation
bubble composition
dissolved gases
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR034010
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