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[APD] Re: PO4 storage in diatoms



> A paper I recently reviewed suggest that some diatoms are able to store
enough PO4
> in the form of polyphosphate to support nearly 100 subsequent
generations.(Horne
> and Goldman 1994)

Tom,

What's 100 generations in time units? Having no idea of the speed at which
diatoms reproduce, are we talking about days worth of stored nutrients or
much longer?

Thanks
Giancarlo Podio

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