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Mathematical formulation of the relationship between photosynthesis and light for phytoplankton
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Eight different mathematical formulations of the photosynthesis—light curve for phytoplankton (up to and including light saturation) were recast in terms of the same two parameters: the initial slope α, and the assimilation number P mB. Each equation was tested for its ability to describe empirical data from natural populations of marine phytoplankton: the results of 188 light‐saturation experiments at three coastal locations in Nova Scotia over a 2‐year period. The most consistently useful mathematical representation of the data was found to be the hyperbolic tangent function.
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- Authors
- Jassby, A. D., & Platt, T.
- Venue
- Limnology and Oceanography
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1976-07
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 540-547
- ISSN
- 0024-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-5590
- OpenAlex
- W1966636533
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- 12.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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