Regulation of Diel Size Spectrum Variation by Dissolved Inorganic Nutrients in Starved Mixotroph Mesodinium rubrum
The obligate mixotroph Mesodinium rubrum significantly impacts coastal ecosystems, yet its population control in oligotrophic waters remains unclear. Integrating field observations from Coast of Sanya (South China Sea) with laboratory nutrient manipulation, we investigated how dissolved inorganic nutrients and prey ava...