Phytoplankton Size Class
Phytoplankton size classification is a fundamental framework for organizing plankton communities and understanding their ecological roles and biogeochemical impacts. Developed by Sieburth, Smetacek, and Lenz in 1978, size classes (pico-, nano-, micro-, macro-phytoplankton) define distinct functional groups with different nutritional requirements, growth rates, grazing vulnerabilities, and sinking rates. Size-based classification enables rapid assessment of plankton community structure and prediction of ecosystem responses to environmental change.
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- Sieburth, J. M., Smetacek, V., & Lenz, J. (1978). Pelagic ecosystem structure: heterotrophic compartments of the plankton and their relationship to plankton size fractions. Limnology and Oceanography, 23(6), 1256-1263. · DOI 10.4319/lo.1978.23.6.1256
- Malone, T. C. (1980). Algal size. In I. Morris (Ed.), The Physiological Ecology of Phytoplankton (pp. 433-463). University of California Press. · URL
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