Plankton: Optimum Diversity Structure of a Summer Community
- PMID: 17810678
- DOI: 10.1126/science.140.3569.894
Plankton: Optimum Diversity Structure of a Summer Community
Abstract
The summer plankton community of the York River, Virginia, expends energy to establish and maintain a definite vertical diversity structure in a comparatively unstructured environment. The resultant organization, which involves relationships between diversity, power and efficiency, and stability, is nearly optimal for maximizing profit on the original energy investment.
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