9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
9 Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
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Phytoplankton Succession<br />
Mechanisms poorly understood:<br />
1. Shift <strong>in</strong> advantage of nutrient uptake,<br />
Favor<strong>in</strong>g different cell types<br />
2. Species later <strong>in</strong> season may depend upon<br />
substances that are not <strong>in</strong> the water column<br />
<strong>in</strong> early spr<strong>in</strong>g (e.g., auxotrophic species might<br />
follow autotrophic species)