Anthropogenic activities are altering total nutrient loads to many estuaries and freshwaters,
resulting in high loads not only of total nitrogen (N), but in some cases, of chemically …

A literature review on the effects of high ammonium concentrations on the growth of 6
classes of microalgae suggests the following rankings. Mean optimal ammonium …

The reliable and efficient production of microalgae in large-scale commercial culture,
whether in open ponds or in closed photobioreactors, requires a good understanding of the …

A basic tenet of nitrogen utilization in phytoplankton is that ammoniuln inhibits nitrate uptake.
Consequently, it is generally believed that little or no nitrate uptake occurs at ammonium …

The photosynthesis‐irradiance response (PE) curve, in which mass‐specific photosynthetic
rates are plotted versus irradiance, is commonly used to characterize photoacclimation. The …

A marine ecosystem model seeded with many phytoplankton types, whose physiological
traits were randomly assigned from ranges defined by field and laboratory data, generated …

The successful net growth of a species depends on its ability to optimise resource capture, to
utilise efficiently these resources and to minimise losses. It is unlikely that any one organism …

The nitrogen (N) cycle is composed of multiple transformations of nitrogenous compounds,
catalyzed primarily by microbes. The N cycle controls the availability of nitrogenous nutrients …

We examined the energetic dependency of the biochemical and physiological responses of
Thalassiosira pseudonana Hasle and Heimdal. Chaetoceros gracilis Schütt, Dunaliella …

Some trace metals such as Fe, Ni, Cu, and Zn are essential for the growth of phytoplankton.
The concentrations of these essential trace elements in seawater are so low as to limit their …