Allometry and stoichiometry of unicellular, colonial and multicellular phytoplankton
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2009
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Beardall, John
Allen, Drew
Bragg, Jason
Finkel, Zoe V.
Flynn, Kevin J.
Quigg, Antonietta
Rees, T. Alwyn V.
Richardson, Anthony J.
Raven, John A.
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Cambridge University Press
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Phytoplankton life forms, including unicells, colonies, pseudocolonies, and multicellular organisms, span a huge size range. The smallest unicells are less than 1 μm3 (e.g. cyanobacteria), while large unicellular diatoms may attain 109 μm3, being visibl
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Keywords: allometry; diatom; ecological modeling; environmental factor; growth rate; photosynthesis; phytoplankton; stoichiometry; biomass; Cyanobacterium; cytology; diffusion; growth, development and aging; metabolism; phytoplankton; review; symbiosis; transport a Allometry; Colony; Elemental stoichiometry; Multicellular organism; Phytoplankton; Symbiosis; Unicells; Vertical motion
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New Phytologist
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