Table 2 Average (Ka) and maximum (Km) relative growth rates (means ± SD, n = 3) of U. prolifera during the 19-day incubation with different P substrates.

From: Growth responses of Ulva prolifera to inorganic and organic nutrients: Implications for macroalgal blooms in the southern Yellow Sea, China

P treatments

Ka (% d−1)

Km (% d−1)

Control

4.1 ± 0.01

12.4 ± 0.23

PO43−

5.9 ± 0.10

15.6 ± 0.11

ATP

7.6 ± 0.02

25.4 ± 0.02

G-6-P

6.1 ± 0.02

20.2 ± 0.13

  1. The growth rates (K) were computed for each of the three incubations for each nutrient treatment and control.
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