Limiting Factors in Phytoplankton Algae: Their Meaning and Measurement
- 10 November 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 178 (4061) , 616-617
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.178.4061.616
Abstract
There are two common responses of plants to changes in concentration of limiting factors: change in the final yield (type I response) or change in the growth rate (type II response). Type II is typical of phytoplankton algae in nature, yet some experiments have failed to show growth rate changes because of inappropriate experimental design.Keywords
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