JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH | VOLUME 3 | NUMBER 2 | PAGES 203-216 | 1981
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Light-shade adaptation and assimilation numbers
Oceanographic Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, New York 11973, USA
Received on January 1, 1980; accepted on November 1, 1980 The photobiological and ecological derivations of the assimilation number concept are explored. Based on theoretical calculations, a maximum assimilation number of about 25 µg C · hr–1 is calculated. This number is estimated from photosynthetic turnover times and the number of photosynthetic units. The variations in this number are primarily due to the effects of nutrients, temperature, cell size and light history. The interactions of these variables is discussed with emphasis on light history and the physiological adaptability of marine phytoplankton. An equation is presented to estimate light-utilization indices for photosynthesis in the euphotic zone. This index is estimated as 0.43 g C · g chlorophyll–1 · ein–1 · m–2 in New York Bight.
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