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Nutrients. Algae and Herbivores - the Paradox of Enrichment Revisited
5.9 Symbols, Definitions, and Units
Symbol
C
C'
C"
t5
D
D:
&
rp
g
g'
I
I'
J.l
Ii
()
Q
Q'
p
P' L
p'
L
p
r
Z
Z'
Defmition
Algal carbon biomass
Incipient limiting food concentration
Threshold food level for positive grazer growth
Specific grazer mortality rate
Dilution rate
Dilution rate at the persistence boundary
Food carbon assimilation efficiency
Algal chIorophyll:carbon ratio
Unit
(mgC) r'
(mgC)r'
(mgC) r'
day"'
day"
day"
("g chla) (mg cr'
Grazer growth rate
day"
Maximum grazer growth rate on optimally composed food day"'
Specific food ingestion rate
Maximum specific ingestion rate at saturating food
Volumetric P loading rate
Volumetric P loading rate at the bifurcation point
Algal growth rate
Asymptotic algal growth rate
Grazer P content
Algal P content
Minimum algal P content (subsistence quota)
Concentration of algal-bound P
Input P concentration
Minimum input P concentration for Z > 0
Input P concentration at the bifurcation point
Specific P release rate
Specific respiration rate
Phosphorus retention
Algal sinking loss rate
Grazer carbon biomass
Asymptotic grazer carbon biomass
day"'
day"'
("g P) r' day"'
("g P) r' day"'
day"
day"'
("g P) (mg Cr'
("g P) (mg Cr'
("g P) (mg cr'
("g P) r'
("g P) r'
("g P) 1"
("g P) r'
(fig P) (mg Cr' day"
day"'
day"'
(mgC) r'
(mgC)r'