NEW LIGHT ON THE SCALING OF METABOLIC RATE WITH THE SIZE OF ALGAE

By J. Raven, Janet E. Kübler. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Oceanography, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Large-sized phytoplankton sustain higher carbon-specific photosynthesis than smaller cells in a coastal eutrophic ecosystem (2005, background): “…that the physiological advantages enjoyed by large-sized cells in surface waters, under saturated resource conditions, will decrease with depth, as the package effect, which affects small cells less severely (Raven 1998, Raven & Kübler 2002), becomes a limiting factor for larger phytoplankton.”
Patterns of photosynthesis in 18 species of intertidal macroalgae from southern Chile (2004, background): “The various cell layers, characterized by different optical properties, cause self-shading and light scattering, which results in differential light absorption (Ramus 1978, Enríquez et al. 1994, Raven & Kübler 2002).”
Flow-cytometric mapping provides novel insights into the seasonal and vertical distributions of freshwater autotrophic picoplankton (2003, background): “Conversely, greater storage capacity and ‘rotational benefits’ (to light harvesting: Raven 1996, Raven & Kübler 2002 and reference cited therein; and nutrient uptake: Raven 1986, 1998, Karp-Boss et al. 1996) must provide diatoms and other large phytoplankton with a significant competitive advantage…”
Growth physiology and fate of diatoms in the ocean: a review (2005, background): “The increase in cell size induces a decrease in the capacity of solute influx or efflux on a volume basis, due to a thicker diffusion boundary layer and a smaller area of membrane lipid and number of transporters allowing solute fluxes (Raven and Kübler, 2002).”
Effect of iron deficiency on diatom cell size and silicic acid uptake kinetics (2004, background): “Indeed, it led to an increase in the surface to volume ratio, thereby increasing the capacity of solute influx or efflux of the smaller cell, which should be less diffusion limited than larger cells (Thingstad et al. 1998; Raven and Kübler 2002).”
Picophytoplankton - a comparative study of their biochemical composition and photosynthetic properties (2005, background): “Because of their small size it is assumed that these cells would not experience packaging effects and therefore would suffer less from self-shading (Raven, 1984: Finkel and Irwin, 2000; Raven and Kübler, 2002).”