Appendicularian ecophysiology. II. Modeling nutrition, metabolism, growth and reproduction of the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica

摘要: Abstract A model has been developed to simulate the growth of an individual appendicularian ( Oikopleura dioica ) from egg spawning. This uses a new set experimental data presented in companion paper this volume and estimates rates generation times as well clearance rates, house fecal pellet production reproductive capacity at different temperatures food concentrations. According outputs, weight single represents 11.5% individual's total weight, lower value than previously estimated. The relative one varies function concentration. also confirms that minimum concentration for is about 20–30 µg C l − 1 maximal 100 µg feeding limits optimum relation temperature can be considered first description fundamental ecological niche appendicularians. used both predicting (1) impact situ observed populations on pico- nanoseston (2) large aggregates. These two pieces information are often needed large-scale biogeochemical models.