Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1029-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1029-2018
Research article
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20 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2018

Simultaneous shifts in elemental stoichiometry and fatty acids of Emiliania huxleyi in response to environmental changes

Rong Bi, Stefanie M. H. Ismar, Ulrich Sommer, and Meixun Zhao

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We observed that N : P supply ratios had the strongest effect on C : N : P stoichiometry, while temperature and pCO2 played more influential roles on PIC : POC and polyunsaturated fatty acid proportions in Emiliania huxleyi. Synergistic interactions indicated the enhanced effect of warming under nutrient deficiency and high pCO2. Simultaneous changes of elements and fatty acids should be considered when predicting future roles of E. huxleyi in biogeochemical cycles and ecological functions.
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