Algal games: The vertical distribution of phytoplankton in poorly mixed water columns
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Algal games: The vertical distribution of phytoplankton in poorly mixed water columns
Phytoplankton often face the dilemma of living in contrasting gradients of two essential resources: light that is supplied from above and nutrients that are often supplied from below. In poorly mixed water columns, algae can be heterogeneously distributed, with thin layers of biomass found on the surface, at depth, or on the sediment surface. Here, we show that these patterns can result from in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Limnology and Oceanography
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0024-3590
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2001.46.8.1998