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Approaching Planktonic Food Webs: Competition, Coexistence, and Chaos
Symbol Definition
Unit
P
Specific grazer P release rate
(118 P) (mg cr' day"'
PH
Specific grazer N release rate
(118 N) (mg C) day"'
Pr
Specific grazer P release rate
(Ilg P) (mg C) day"'
Pc
Specific grazer organic C release rate
day"'
P ..
Specific grazer element R release rate
(Ilg R) (mg C) day"'
r
Specific grazer respiration rate
day"'
r.
Specific bacterial maintenance respiration rate
day"'
RL
Input concentration of element R
(II8R) r'
u
Algal sinking loss rate
day"'
S
Dissolved inorganic P concentration
(Ilg P) r'
Sr
Dissolved inorganic P concentration
(Ilg P) r'
S'
Threshold DIP concentration for positive net uptake
(Ilg P) r'
SH
Dissolved inorganic N concentration
(llg N)r'
Sc
Dissolved organic C concentration
(mgC)r'
S ..
Concentration of element R in dissolved inorganic form
u.
Specific C uptake rate in bacteria
day·!
u" b
Maximum bacterial C uptake rate
day"'
V
Specific P uptake rate
(118 P) (mg cr' day"'
Z
Grazer carbon biomass
(mgC) r'