HFpostdoc / PitcherPlants

Post-doctoral research at Harvard Forest looking at changes in networks associated with Pitcher Plants.
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L300: differences between lakes and microecosystems #224

Closed MKLau closed 7 years ago

MKLau commented 7 years ago

f you want to get into it, a second difference between lake and Sarracenia ecosystems is that O2 levels in Sarracenia are dynamically controlled both by photosynthesis of the plant and the breakdown of detritus, whereas, in lakes, O2 levels are controlled by photosynthesis of phytoplankton and their subsequent death and decomposition.