A dynamic model of photoadaptation in phytoplankton
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We present a new dynamic model that uses a small number of prescribed parameters to predict the chlorophyll a:carbon ratio and growth rate of phytoplankton in both constant and varying irradiance. The model provides a self‐contained description of energy and mass fluxes and regulation of partitioning of photosynthate during phytoplankton adaptation to irradiance. The kinetics and steady‐state outcomes of photoadaptation are described in terms of changes in the rates of synthesis of three intracellular carbon pools. These pools account for the distribution of cell material between light‐harvesting components, the biosynthetic apparatus, and energy storage compounds. Regulation of the flow of recent photosynthate to these pools is controlled by the ratio of realized to potential photosynthetic electron flow at a given instant. The responses of growth rate and Chl a:C to static and dynamic irradiance regimes can be adequately described by specifying four parameters: the initial slope of the photosynthesis‐irradiance curve, the maximum growth rate, the maximum Chl a:C observed under light limitation, and the maintenance metabolic rate. The model predictions compared favorably with observations of the diatoms Thalassiosira pseudonana and Phaedactylum tricornutum.
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Temporal changes of the light distribution occur due to the evolution of cell density and the adaptation of the pigmentation and cell size, which determine the radiation characteristics of the cell culture.
“Temporal changes of the light distribution occur due to the evolution of cell density and the adaptation of the pigmentation and cell size [86,87], which determine the radiation characteristics of the cell culture [78,88-90].”
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“Temporal changes of the light distribution occur due to the evolution of cell density and the adaptation of the pigmentation and cell size [86,87], which determine the radiation characteristics of the cell culture [78,88–90].”
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- Authors
- Geider, R. J., MacIntyre, H. L., & Kana, T. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Delaware (US)
- Venue
- Limnology and Oceanography
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1996-01
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-15
- ISSN
- 0024-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-5590
- OpenAlex
- W2161217444
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- FWCI
- 8.32
- Type
- journal article
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- en
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- closed
- Locations
- Limnology and Oceanography (publishedVersion)
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- National Science Foundation
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Keywords
- photoadaptation, phytoplankton, phytoplankton growth rate, irradiance, photosynthesis-irradiance curves, photosynthate partitioning, electron transport, Thalassiosira pseudonana, diatoms, dynamic model
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