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The influence of viral infection on a plankton ecosystem undergoing nutrient enrichment

The influence of viral infection on a plankton ecosystem undergoing nutrient enrichment
The influence of viral infection on a plankton ecosystem undergoing nutrient enrichment
It is increasingly recognised that viruses are a significant active component of oceanic plankton ecosystems. They play an important role in biogeochemical cycles as well as being implicated in observed patterns of species abundance and diversity. The influence of viral infection in plankton ecosystems is not fully understood. Here we use a number of well-founded mathematical models to investigate the interplay of the ecological and epidemiological interactions of plankton and viruses in the sea. Of particular interest is the role of nutrient on the population dynamics. Nutrient forcing has been suggested as a means of absorbing excess anthropogenic atmospheric carbon dioxide by stimulating increased phytoplankton primary productivity. Here we show that enriching nutrient levels in the sea may decrease the amount of infected phytoplankton species thereby additionally enhancing the efficiency of the biological pump, a means by which carbon is transferred from the atmosphere to the deep ocean.
0022-5193
225-237
Rhodes, C.J.
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Martin, A.P.
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Rhodes, C.J. and Martin, A.P. (2010) The influence of viral infection on a plankton ecosystem undergoing nutrient enrichment. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 265 (3), 225-237. (doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.04.022).

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It is increasingly recognised that viruses are a significant active component of oceanic plankton ecosystems. They play an important role in biogeochemical cycles as well as being implicated in observed patterns of species abundance and diversity. The influence of viral infection in plankton ecosystems is not fully understood. Here we use a number of well-founded mathematical models to investigate the interplay of the ecological and epidemiological interactions of plankton and viruses in the sea. Of particular interest is the role of nutrient on the population dynamics. Nutrient forcing has been suggested as a means of absorbing excess anthropogenic atmospheric carbon dioxide by stimulating increased phytoplankton primary productivity. Here we show that enriching nutrient levels in the sea may decrease the amount of infected phytoplankton species thereby additionally enhancing the efficiency of the biological pump, a means by which carbon is transferred from the atmosphere to the deep ocean.

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Published date: 7 August 2010
Organisations: Marine Biogeochemistry

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Local EPrints ID: 154869
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/154869
ISSN: 0022-5193
PURE UUID: d592a885-9d31-4dc9-87f2-1270a6984e6a

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Date deposited: 26 May 2010 10:27
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 01:35

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Author: C.J. Rhodes
Author: A.P. Martin

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