Light-shade adaptation and vertical mixing of marine phytoplankton: A comparative field study

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Abstract
The hypothesis is examined that the recent light history of phytoplankton contains information about vertical mixing processes in the euphotic zone. Chlorophyll/P/sub 700/ ratios are used to estimate the degree of light or shade adaptation in natural phytoplankton communities. Along with information about time- and light-dependent rates of change of chlorophyll/P/sub 700/ ratios, a model is presented to estimate how recently populations at the surface were at the 1% light depth and vice versa. The model is based on first-order kinetics and employs a temperature correction. The model is used to estimate vertical displacement rates (i.e., piston velocities) on Georges Bank, in the New York Bight, and off the coast of Hawaii. The results suggest that vertical displacement rates vary by about two orders of magnitude (from ca 3.8 X 10/sup -3/ cm/sec to 1.1 X 10/sup -1/ cm/sec). These values are in general agreement with theoretical calculations based on physical parameters.
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Authors Paul G. Falkowski
Journal journal of marine research
Year 1983
DOI
10.1357/002224083788520199
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https://doi.org/10.1357/002224083788520199
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