Automated plankton monitoring suggests a key role of microzooplankton and temperature for predicting dynamics of phytoplankton size classes
Stefanie Merkli,
Ewa Merz,
Marta Reyes
et al.
Abstract:The interplay between abiotic (resource supply, temperature) and biotic (herbivore grazing) factors determines growth and loss processes in phytoplankton through resource competition and trophic interactions, which are mediated by morphological traits like size. Here, we study the relative importance of different grazers, water physics and chemistry on the daily net accumulation rates (AR) of six phytoplankton size classes, obtained by grouping individual organisms from natural communities based on their reali… Show more
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