Examining the size-specific photosynthesis-irradiance parameters and relationship with phytoplankton types in a subtropical marginal sea

Through photosynthesis, phytoplankton initiate material cycling and the flow of energy through marine ecosystems. The structure of marine ecosystems is sensitive to the size of primary producers, and size-specific photosynthesis-irradiance (P-I) parameters are required for modeling the size-specific...

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Main Authors: Huang, B. (Author), Laws, E.A (Author), Liu, H. (Author), Qiu, Y. (Author), Wang, F. (Author), Wang, L. (Author), Xie, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
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520 3 |a Through photosynthesis, phytoplankton initiate material cycling and the flow of energy through marine ecosystems. The structure of marine ecosystems is sensitive to the size of primary producers, and size-specific photosynthesis-irradiance (P-I) parameters are required for modeling the size-specific primary production. We defined a phytoplankton type to be a group of phytoplankton communities with similar compositions and hypothesized that a function of phytoplankton types might be used to quantify systematic differences of P-I parameters between size classes (structural effects) and variations of the magnitudes of those parameters if the overlap between habitats was small (environmental effects). To test this hypothesis, we conducted a study to measure the size-specific P-I parameters of two size classes (<2 μm and >2 μm) and pigment-based phytoplankton community structure in a marginal sea, the Taiwan Strait. Three phytoplankton types were classified, and type-based and size-specific P-I parameters were derived. The results demonstrated the potential of a type-based model to estimate P-I parameters for two phytoplankton size classes as well as different habitats. © 2021 
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650 0 4 |a Ecosystems 
650 0 4 |a Flow of energy 
650 0 4 |a irradiance 
650 0 4 |a marginal sea 
650 0 4 |a Marginal sea 
650 0 4 |a Marginal seas 
650 0 4 |a marine ecosystem 
650 0 4 |a Material cycling 
650 0 4 |a nutrient cycling 
650 0 4 |a parameter estimation 
650 0 4 |a photosynthesis 
650 0 4 |a Photosynthesis 
650 0 4 |a Photosynthesis-irradiance parameter 
650 0 4 |a phytoplankton 
650 0 4 |a Phytoplankton 
650 0 4 |a Phytoplankton community 
650 0 4 |a Phytoplankton size class 
650 0 4 |a Phytoplankton size class 
650 0 4 |a Phytoplankton type 
650 0 4 |a Phytoplankton type 
650 0 4 |a P-I parameters 
650 0 4 |a primary production 
650 0 4 |a Primary production 
650 0 4 |a Primary production 
650 0 4 |a Size class 
650 0 4 |a subtropical region 
650 0 4 |a Taiwan Strait 
650 0 4 |a Taiwan Strait 
650 0 4 |a Taiwan Straits 
650 0 4 |a Tropics 
700 1 |a Huang, B.  |e author 
700 1 |a Laws, E.A.  |e author 
700 1 |a Liu, H.  |e author 
700 1 |a Qiu, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Wang, F.  |e author 
700 1 |a Wang, L.  |e author 
700 1 |a Xie, Y.  |e author 
773 |t Ecological Indicators