9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
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Nutrient uptake<br />
Nutrient uptake by phytoplankton cells<br />
varies with nutrient concentration<br />
Modell<strong>in</strong>g uptake:<br />
Need to know (1) nutrient concentration C<br />
And (2) rate of uptake of nutrients, which<br />
we measure <strong>in</strong>directly as D, cell doubl<strong>in</strong>gs/day<br />
(3) K is concentration at which cell doubl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
rate is one half of maximum doubl<strong>in</strong>g