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Articles | Volume 12, issue 15
Articles | Volume 12, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4665-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4665-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 15
Research article
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06 Aug 2015
Research article |  | 06 Aug 2015

Covariation of metabolic rates and cell size in coccolithophores

G. Aloisi

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Metabolic rates and cell size in coccolithophore algae covary consistently in a large number of separate culture experiments as temperature, irradiance, nutrient and pCO2 conditions change. These changes are comparable to the changes in cell size observed in the natural environment, both in the modern ocean and in marine sediments. Changes in coccolithophore cell size in the field will help in understanding how this key phytoplankton species reacts to climate change.
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