Flexible C : N ratio enhances metabolism of large phytoplankton when resource supply is intermittent

Phytoplankton cell size influences particle sinking rate, food web interactions and biogeographical distributions. We present a model in which the uptake, storage and assimilation of nitrogen and carbon are explicitly resolved in different-sized phytoplankton cells. In the model, metabolism...

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Main Authors: D. Talmy, J. Blackford, N. J. Hardman-Mountford, L. Polimene, M. J. Follows, R. J. Geider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-09-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/4881/2014/bg-11-4881-2014.pdf