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ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE, VOL 7
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages 265-297Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010814-015813
Keywords
physiology; metabolism; growth strategies; traits; resource allocation
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Phytoplankton physiology is dynamic and highly responsive to the environment. Phytoplankton acclimate to changing environmental conditions by a complex reallocation of carbon and energy through metabolic pathways to optimize growth. Considering the tremendous diversity of phytoplankton, it is not surprising that different phytoplankton taxa use different strategies to partition carbon and energy resources. It has therefore been satisfying to discover that general principles of energetic stoichiometry appear to govern these complex processes and can be broadly applied to interpret phytoplankton distributions, productivity, and food web dynamics. The expectation of future changes in aquatic environments brought on by climate change warrants gathering knowledge about underlying patterns of photosynthetic energy allocation and their impacts on community structure and ecosystem productivity.
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