Universal response pattern of phytoplankton growth rates to increasing CO2

What is it about?

This synthesis of individual phytoplankton responses reveals a universal response pattern of all phytoplankton to seawater carbon dioxide concentrations (CO₂) that can be described in a simple empirical model. This provides a new conceptual framework to illustrate how species-specific CO₂ sensitivities can be used to project community shifts between key phytoplankton groups under ocean acidification.

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