New light on the scaling of metabolic rate with the size of algae

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-16

  Raven, John A ^a   Kübler, Janet E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell size; Fluctuating irradiance; Light limited growth; Package effect; Pigment content; Specific growth rate

Indexed keywords

ALGA; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; SIZE EFFECT;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA;

EID: 0036185323     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.01125.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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