Biophysical aspects of resource acquisition and competition in algal mixotrophs

American Naturalist

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-112

  Ward, Ben A ^a   Dutkiewicz, Stephanie ^a   Barton, Andrew D ^a   Follows, Michael J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Mechanistic; Mixotroph; Plankton; Resource acquisition; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIVORY; BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; METABOLISM; MIXOTROPHY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SPECIALIST; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HETEROTROPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALGAE;

EID: 79959315152     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660284     Document Type: Article

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