Modelling adaptive phytoplankton in a variable environment

Abstract Adaptive responses of the photosynthetic mechanism and cell chlorophyll a content to light dose, and sedimentation, are briefly considered as possible, factorally-mediated determiners in quality modelling of algal growth. A simple scheme for describing the model algal thermal and turbulent environment is given as a mimic of more formally derived models.

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