EcologybioRxivPreprint
A growth-maintenance tradeoff determines nutrient-limited growth in phytoplankton
Ravi Ranjan, Alexey B. Ryabov, Kimberly H. Halsey…·Bernd Blasius
The paper develops an eco-physiological model of phytoplankton that incorporates respiration as a key process for nutrient uptake and shows a growth-maintenance tradeoff affecting nutrient-limited growth.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.01.729340