• Introduction
• Background
  • Arctic Ecosystems
  • The Carbon Cycle
  • Phytoplankton
  • Sea Ice
  • A Warming World
• The Arctic Ecosystem Model
  • How to Read the Model Results
    • Concentration versus Time and Depth
    • Results as a Series of Vertical Profiles
  • Model Components
    • Nitrogen and Phytoplankton
    • Nitrogen, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton
    • Nitrogen, Phytoplankton, Detritus
    • Nitrogen, Phytoplankton 1, Phytoplankton 2
    • Nitrogen, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Detritus
    • Nitrogen, Phytoplankton 1, Phytoplankton 2, Zooplankton, Detritus
  • Sensitivity Experiments
    • Model Settings
    • Ocean Settings
    • Phytoplankton Settings
    • Zooplankton Settings
    • Start Day and Latitude
    • Nitrogen, Phytoplankton1, Phytoplankton2, Zooplankton
  • Detailed Explanation of Terms
    • K for Nitrogen
    • K for Phytoplankton
    • Growth_o
    • K and Growth_o: 2 Phytoplankton Taxa
    • Ek_max
• Model Scenarios
  • Phytoplankton Competition
  • Late versus Early Phytoplankton Blooms
  • A Warming World

K for Phytoplankton

For zooplankton, the nutrient that they consume is phytoplankton. Thus, K (the half-saturation coefficient for Monod formulation uptake) operates the same for the phytoplankton consumed by zooplankton as it did for the nitrogen consumed by phytoplankton.