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?
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