Size-dependent growth rates in eukaryotic and prokaryotic algae exemplified by green algae and cyanobacteria: Comparisons between unicells and colonial growth forms

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 489-498

  Nielsen, Søren Laurentius ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALGAL COMMUNITY; COLONIAL BREEDING; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH RATE; SIZE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33646343961     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi134     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Banse, K. (1976) Rates of growth, respiration and photosynthesis of unicellular algae as related to cell size - a review. J. Phycol., 12, 135-140.
2. Banse, K. (1982a) Cell volumes, maximal growth rates of unicellular algae and ciliates, and the role of ciliates in the marine pelagial. Limnol. Oceanogr., 27, 1059-1071.
3. Banse, K. (1982b) Mass-scaled rates of respiration and intrinsic growth in very small invertebrates. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 9, 281-297.
4. Bell, G. (1985) The origin and early evolution of germ cells as illustrated by the Volvocales. In Halvorson, H. O. and Monroy, A. (eds), The Origin and Evolution of Sex. A.R. Liss, New York.
5. Blasco, D., Packard, T. T. and Garfield, P. C. (1982) Size dependence of growth rate, respiratory electron transport system activity, and chemical composition in marine diatoms in the laboratory. J. Phycol., 18, 58-63.
6. Brown, J. H., West, G. B. and Enquist, B. J. (2000) Scaling in biology: patterns and processes, causes and consequences. In Brown, J. H. and West, G. B. (eds), Scaling in Biology. Oxford University Press, Oxford/ New York.
7. Chisholm, S. W. (1992) Phytoplankton size. In Falkowski, P. G. and Woodhead, A. D. (eds), Primary Productivity and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Sea. Plenum Press, New York.
8. Cyr, H. and Pace, M. L. (1993) Allometric theory: extrapolations from individuals to communities. Ecology, 74, 1234-1245.
9. Enríquez, S., Duarte, C. M., Sand-Jensen, K et al. (1996) Broad-scale comparison of photosynthetic rates across phototrophic organisms. Oecologia, 108, 197-206.
10. Geider, R. J., Platt, T. and Raven, J. A. (1986) Size dependence of growth and photosynthesis in diatoms: a synthesis. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Sci., 30, 93-104.
11. Hemmingsen, A. M. (1960) Energy metabolism as related to body size and respiratory surfaces, and its evolution. Rep. Steno Mem. Hosp. Nord. Insulin Lab., 9, 1-110.
12. Kirk, D. L. (1998) Volvox. Molecular-Genetic Origins of Multicellulurity and Cellular Differentiation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
13. Kleiber, M. (1932) Body size and metabolism. Hilgardia, 6, 315-353.
14. Nielsen, S. L., Enríquez, S., Duarte, C. M. et al. (1996) Scaling maximum growth rates across photosynthetic organisms. Funct. Ecol., 10, 167-175.
15. Nielsen, S. L. and Sand-Jensen, K. (1990) Allometric scaling of maximal photosynthetic growth rate to surface/volume ratio. Limnol. Oceanogr., 35, 177-181.
16. Niklas, K. J. (1994) Plant Allometry. The Scaling of Form and Process. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
17. Niklas, K. J. (2000) The evolution of plant body plans - a biomechanical perspective. Ann. Bot., 85, 411-438.
18. Niklas, K. J. and Kerchner, V. (1984) Mechanical and photosynthetic constraints on the evolution of plant shape. Paleobiology, 10, 79-101.
19. Peters, R. H. (1983) The Ecological Implications of Body Size. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
20. 3? J. Plankton Res., 16, 565-580.
21. Raven, J. A. (1998) Small is beautiful: the picophytoplankton. Funct. Ecol., 12, 503-513.
22. Raven, J. A. (1999) Picophytoplankton. Prog. Phycol. Res., 13, 33-106.
23. Rubner, M. (1883) Über den Einfluss der Körpergrösse auf Stof und Kraftwechsel. Z. Biologie, 19, 535-562.
24. Sarrus and Rameaux (1839) Mémoire adressé à l'Académie Royale. Bulletin l'académie royale médicine, 3, 1094-1100.
25. Shuter, B. J. (1978) Size dependence of phosphorus and nitrogen subsistence quotas in unicellular microorganisms. Limnol. Oceanogr., 23, 1248-1255.
26. Sokal, R. R. and Rohlf, F. J. (1995) Biometry, 3rd ed. W.H. Freeman, New York.
27. Starr, R. C. and Zeikus, J. A. (1993) UTEX - the culture collection of algae at the University of Texas at Austin. J. Phycol., 29 Suppl., 1-106.
28. Tikkanen, T. and Wilén, T. (1992) Växtplanktonflora. Naturvårdsverket, Solna.
29. Villareal, T. A., Joseph, L., Brzezinski, M. A. et al. (1999) Biological and chemical characteristics of the giant diatom Ethmodiscus (Bacillariophyceae) in the central North Pacific gyre. J. Phycol., 35, 896-902.
30. West, G. B. and Brown, J. H. (2005) The origin of allometric scaling laws in biology from genomes to ecosystems: towards a quantitative unifying theory of biological structure and organization. J. Exp. Biol., 208, 1575-1592.
31. West, G. B., Brown, J. H. and Enquist, B. J. (1997) A general model for the origin of allometric scaling laws in biology. Science, 276, 122-126.
32. 2/3. PNAS, 100, 4046-4049.