Optimal allocation backs droop's cell-quota model

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 473, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-5

  Pahlow, Markus ^a   Oschlies, Andreas ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cell quota; Droop model; Optimality based model

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIXATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84872698167     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10181     Document Type: Article

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