Large centric diatoms allocate more cellular nitrogen to photosynthesis to counter slower RUBISCO turnover rates

Large centric diatoms allocate more cellular nitrogen to photosynthesis to counter slower RUBISCO turnover rates

Diatoms contribute ~40% of primary production in the modern ocean and encompass the largest cell size range of any phytoplankton group. Diatom cell size influences their nutrient uptake, photosynthetic light capture, carbon export efficiency, and growth responses to increasing pCO2. We therefore exa...

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Main Authors: Yaping eWu, Jennifer eJeans, David eSuggett, Zoe eFinkel, Douglas Andrew Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Photosynthesis
Resource Allocation
nitrogen metabolism
ocean acidification
diatom
Rubisco
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2014.00068/full

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