Growth of single phytoplankton species with internal storage in a water Column

Linfeng Mei, Sze Bi Hsu, Feng Bin Wang*

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyze a system modeling the growth of single phytoplankton populations in a water column, where population growth increases monotonically with the nutrient quota stored within individuals. We establish a threshold result on the global extinction and persistence of phytoplankton. Condition for persistence is shown to depend on the principal eigenvalue of a boundary value problem, which is related to the physical transport properties of the water column (i.e. The diffusivity and the sinking speed), nutrient uptake rate, and growth rate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)607-620
Number of pages14
JournalDiscrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 03 2016

Keywords

  • A water column
  • Internal storage
  • Spatial variations
  • Steady states
  • Threshold dynamics

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