Non-uniform scaling in phytoplankton growth rate due to intracellular light and CO 2 decline

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1325-1341

  Wirtz, Kai W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

intracellular model; metabolic scaling; photosynthesis; phytoplankton; size based modelling

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ALLOMETRY; AUTOTROPHY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOPHYSICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIATOM; DIFFUSION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOMETRY; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESPIRATION; TAXONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 80051745132     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbr021     Document Type: Article

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