Premium
Allometry and stoichiometry of unicellular, colonial and multicellular phytoplankton
Author(s) -
Beardall John,
Allen Drew,
Bragg Jason,
Finkel Zoe V.,
Flynn Kevin J.,
Quigg Antonietta,
Rees T. Alwyn V.,
Richardson Anthony,
Raven John A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02660.x
Subject(s) - multicellular organism , biology , allometry , phytoplankton , mixotroph , taxonomy (biology) , trophic level , botany , ecology , evolutionary biology , zoology , nutrient , heterotroph , bacteria , gene , biochemistry , genetics
ContentsSummary 295 I. Introduction 296 II. Unicellular, pseudocolonial, colonial and multicellular phytoplankton: definitions, taxonomy and morphology 296 III. Symbioses 298 IV. Physical constraints on size, morphology and motility 298 V. Elemental stoichiometry 302 VI. Allometry of specific growth rates and specific metabolic rates 302 VII. Trophic interactions 303 VIII. Global significance of large unicells, colonies and multicellular organisms 303 IX. Significance of colonies and multicellular organisms relative to large unicells in the phytoplankton 304Acknowledgements 306References 306