Multiple environmental controls on phytoplankton growth strategies determine adaptive responses of the N : P ratio
The controls on the 'Redfield' N:P stoichiometry of marine phytoplankton and hence the N:P ratio of the deep ocean remain incompletely understood. Here, we use a model for phytoplankton ecophysiology and growth, based on functional traits and resource-allocation trade-offs, to show how env...
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ftplymouthml:oai:plymsea.ac.uk:6207 2024-01-14T10:10:52+01:00 Multiple environmental controls on phytoplankton growth strategies determine adaptive responses of the N : P ratio Daines, SJ Clark, JR Lenton, TM Grover, J 2014-04 https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/6207/ https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12239 unknown Daines, SJ, Clark, JR and Lenton, TM 2014 Multiple environmental controls on phytoplankton growth strategies determine adaptive responses of the N : P ratio. Ecology Letters, 17 (4). 414-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12239 <https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12239> Ecology and Environment Marine Sciences Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftplymouthml https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12239 2023-12-15T00:08:13Z The controls on the 'Redfield' N:P stoichiometry of marine phytoplankton and hence the N:P ratio of the deep ocean remain incompletely understood. Here, we use a model for phytoplankton ecophysiology and growth, based on functional traits and resource-allocation trade-offs, to show how environmental filtering, biotic interactions, and element cycling in a global ecosystem model determine phytoplankton biogeography, growth strategies and macromolecular composition. Emergent growth strategies capture major observed patterns in marine biomes. Using a new synthesis of experimental RNA and protein measurements to constrain per-ribosome translation rates, we determine a spatially variable lower limit on adaptive rRNA:protein allocation and hence on the relationship between the largest cellular P and N pools. Comparison with the lowest observed phytoplankton N:P ratios and N:P export fluxes in the Southern Ocean suggests that additional contributions from phospholipid and phosphorus storage compounds play a fundamental role in determining the marine biogeochemical cycling of these elements. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean Plymouth Marine Science Electronic Archive (PlyMSEA - Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PML) Southern Ocean Ecology Letters 17 4 414 425 |
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The controls on the 'Redfield' N:P stoichiometry of marine phytoplankton and hence the N:P ratio of the deep ocean remain incompletely understood. Here, we use a model for phytoplankton ecophysiology and growth, based on functional traits and resource-allocation trade-offs, to show how environmental filtering, biotic interactions, and element cycling in a global ecosystem model determine phytoplankton biogeography, growth strategies and macromolecular composition. Emergent growth strategies capture major observed patterns in marine biomes. Using a new synthesis of experimental RNA and protein measurements to constrain per-ribosome translation rates, we determine a spatially variable lower limit on adaptive rRNA:protein allocation and hence on the relationship between the largest cellular P and N pools. Comparison with the lowest observed phytoplankton N:P ratios and N:P export fluxes in the Southern Ocean suggests that additional contributions from phospholipid and phosphorus storage compounds play a fundamental role in determining the marine biogeochemical cycling of these elements. |
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Multiple environmental controls on phytoplankton growth strategies determine adaptive responses of the N : P ratio |
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Multiple environmental controls on phytoplankton growth strategies determine adaptive responses of the N : P ratio |
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Daines, SJ, Clark, JR and Lenton, TM 2014 Multiple environmental controls on phytoplankton growth strategies determine adaptive responses of the N : P ratio. Ecology Letters, 17 (4). 414-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12239 <https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12239> |
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