Lewis, M. R.Cullen, J. J.Platt, T.2013-06-192013-06-191984-03Lewis, M. R., J. J. Cullen, and T. Platt. 1984. "Relationships between vertical mixing and photoadaptation of phytoplankton: Similarity criteria." Marine ecology progress series.Oldendorf 15(1-2): 141-149.0171-8630http://hdl.handle.net/10222/26440In their natural environment phytoplankton are exposed to fluctuations in incident irradiance due to vertical displacements in the water column induced by turbulent fluid motion. A reaction-diffusion model is analyzed to determine the physical conditions under which a given physiological adaptation would be of ecological importance.enMarinePhytoplanktonBiological productionVertical distributionAdaptationsTurbulencearticle1512141Copyright © 1984 Inter-Research