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

The scaling of metabolic rate with the size of algae has been discussed and researched at length. The observation that algae usually have exponents b in the equation R = a·W−b (where R is the specific growth rate, W is the organism [cell] biomass, and a and b are constants) equal to or higher than t...

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Published in:	Journal of phycology Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 11 - 16
Main Authors:	Raven, John A., Kübler, Janet E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA, USA Blackwell Science, Inc 01-02-2002
Subjects:	cell size fluctuating irradiance light-limited growth package effect pigment content specific growth rate
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