9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
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Light and Phytoplankton - concepts<br />
Consider a phytoplankton cell held <strong>in</strong> clear<br />
glass jar at a certa<strong>in</strong> depth ( = a certa<strong>in</strong> light<br />
<strong>in</strong>tensity:<br />
Compensation depth -<br />
O 2 produced = O 2 consumed<br />
O 2 changes:<br />
+ photosynthesis<br />
- respiration<br />
Compensation light <strong>in</strong>tensity -<br />
- the light <strong>in</strong>tensity correspond<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to the compensation<br />
depth