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In this paper the buoyancy regulation and vertical migration of three different Trichodesmium spp. was simulated by means of a computer model. The simulations showed that the colonies can sink to depths of 100 to 200 m, although, in general, the buoyancy regulation will keep the colonies in the upper water layers. The simulation also showed that nitrogen fixing colonies are more prone to photoinhibition and, as a consequence. will form surface blooms, which get trapped at the surface. This may cause the death of part of the population.
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Kromkamp, J., Walsby, A.E. (1992). Buoyancy Regulation and Vertical Migration of Trichodesmium: a Computer-Model Prediction. In: Carpenter, E.J., Capone, D.G., Rueter, J.G. (eds) Marine Pelagic Cyanobacteria: Trichodesmium and other Diazotrophs. NATO ASI Series, vol 362. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7977-3_15
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