TY - GEN N2 - Since the Industrial Revolution, surface ocean pH has declined due to the input of anthropogenically derived carbon dioxide, termed ocean acidification. Examinations of phytoplankton physiology in the face of changing pH are becoming more important as anthropogenically-driven pH decreases in the surface ocean progress (termed ocean acidification). Previous research has shown that phytoplankton response to acidification are highly variable, with some taxa showing improvement and some showing marked deterioration. This dissertation examines the effect of steady state and changing pH environments on the internal pH, esterase activity, and photosynthetic efficiency (the latter two parameters are involved with energy production or utilization) of the marine phytoplankton species, Isochrysis galbana. DO - 10.6083/m44b30vv DO - DOI AB - Since the Industrial Revolution, surface ocean pH has declined due to the input of anthropogenically derived carbon dioxide, termed ocean acidification. Examinations of phytoplankton physiology in the face of changing pH are becoming more important as anthropogenically-driven pH decreases in the surface ocean progress (termed ocean acidification). Previous research has shown that phytoplankton response to acidification are highly variable, with some taxa showing improvement and some showing marked deterioration. This dissertation examines the effect of steady state and changing pH environments on the internal pH, esterase activity, and photosynthetic efficiency (the latter two parameters are involved with energy production or utilization) of the marine phytoplankton species, Isochrysis galbana. T1 - Assessing the influence of environmental pH on algal physiology using a novel culture system DA - 2017 AU - Golda, Rachel L. L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7610/files/Golda.Rachel.2017.pdf PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2017 ID - 7610 L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7610/files/Golda.Rachel.2017.pdf KW - Engineering KW - Natural Resources KW - Haptophyta KW - Ecology KW - Oceanography TI - Assessing the influence of environmental pH on algal physiology using a novel culture system Y1 - 2017 L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7610/files/Golda.Rachel.2017.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7610/files/Golda.Rachel.2017.pdf UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7610/files/Golda.Rachel.2017.pdf ER -