Modelling the effect of cell-size-dependent nutrient uptake and exudation on phytoplankton size spectra

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1593-1618

  Kriest, Iris ^a   Oschlies, Andreas ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell size; Exudation; Model; Nutrient uptake; Phytoplankton; Size spectra

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRIENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EXUDATION RATES; LOSS PARAMETERS; SPECTRAL REPRESENTATION;

CELL GROWTH;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34547978917     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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