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Outline

Water resources and Algae

importance of water resources

cyanobacterial blooms

Photosynthesis

P vs. E representations

carbon fixation pathway

links between light and enzymatic reactions

regulation of Calvin cycle

optimization of photosynthesis

Cell composition

Redfield ratio

derived from cell composition

Nutrient uptake

transport mechanisms

Michaelis Menten kinetics

reductive assimilation pathways for nitrate

Growth rate limitation

nutrient

light

Competition between species

nutrients

light

growth and loss terms

ZNGI

Succession

through competitive mechanism

Cyanobacterial dominance mechanisms

nutrient ratio

N2 fixation

CO2 pumps

low respiration

buoyancy

colony formation/antigrazing

P recycling

toxins?