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  <dc:contributor>Christian Grenz</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Lisa Vidergar-Lucas</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>James E. Cloern</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1995</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We present an empirical model that describes the ratio of phytoplankton chlorophyll &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;a&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; to carbon, Chl: C, as a function of temperature, daily irradiance, and nutrient-limited growth rate. Our model is based on 219 published measurements of algal cultures exposed to light-limited or nutrient-limited growth conditions. We illustrate an approach for using this estimator of Chl: C to calculate phytoplankton population growth rate from measured primary productivity. This adaptive Chl: C model gives rise to interactive light-nutrient effects in which growth efficiency increases with nutrient availability under low-light conditions. One implication of this interaction is the enhancement of phytoplankton growth efficiency, in addition to enhancement of biomass yield, as a response to eutrophication.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.4319/lo.1995.40.7.1313</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Wiley</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>An empirical model of the phytoplankton chlorophyll : carbon ratio-the conversion factor between productivity and growth rate</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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