Biovolume standardization

Knowledge graph centered on Biovolume standardization with 15 nodes and 27 connections. Top connected: Bacteria, Paramecium bursaria, University of Calgary, Calgary, Spatial array microcosm experiment.

Method synopsis

Calculation of protist biovolume using length and width measurements to standardize initial biomass across species.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Species coexistence in a food web with intraguild predation (2004), URBEE. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Inoculate consumer species
   Add standardized initial densities of six ciliate species: P. aurelia, P. caudatum, P. multimicronucleatum, P. bursaria, Colpidium sp., and B. americanum. Biomass standardized by calculating biovolume and volume of stock culture needed
   Quantities: Equivalent biomass of each species calculated using biovolume formula (πlw²)/6Duration: Day 0 inoculationConditions: Laboratory conditions
   Equipment: stock protist cultures from Wards Biological Supply

Output Measurements

• biovolume
• biomass equivalents

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Species Studied With This Protocol

Places Where Used