Articles | Volume 14, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2469-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2469-2017
Research article
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16 May 2017
Research article |  | 16 May 2017

Sequential nutrient uptake as a potential mechanism for phytoplankton to maintain high primary productivity and balanced nutrient stoichiometry

Kedong Yin, Hao Liu, and Paul J. Harrison

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (13 Jan 2017) by Emilio Marañón
AR by Kedong Yin on behalf of the Authors (27 Jan 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Jan 2017) by Emilio Marañón
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (27 Feb 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (28 Feb 2017) by Emilio Marañón
AR by Kedong Yin on behalf of the Authors (23 Mar 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (27 Mar 2017) by Emilio Marañón
AR by Svenja Lange on behalf of the Authors (10 Apr 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (14 Apr 2017) by Emilio Marañón
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Short summary
Nutrient-limited phytoplankton are capable of first taking up the limiting nutrient and continuing to take up non-limiting nutrients after the exhaustion of the limiting nutrient, and then taking up the limiting nutrient rapidly when it is available due to mixing of the water column. We refer to this process as phytoplankton sequential nutrient uptake. Our results showed the sequential nutrient uptake, a process to maintain the phytoplankton nutrient stoichiometry and high primary productivity.
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