Code for: Disentangling the Relative Strength of Niche Competition from Grazing-Induced Phytoplankton Mortality
Zooplankton grazing is an important process within marine microbial communities and can be estimated using the dilution method. However, the classical interpretation of data measured using the dilution method does not consider the effects of plankton niche competition. We (Beckett and Weitz, in submission.) consider how niche competition may affect estimates of zooplankton grazing; and propose ways in which the relative impact of niche competition to zooplankton grazing could be measured.
This code can be used to perform the analyses in the following manuscript (submitted):
Beckett S.J., Weitz J.S. Disentangling the Relative Strength of Niche Competition from Grazing-Induced Phytoplankton Mortality. In submission.
A preprint can be found on bioRxiv under the title: A revised dilution methodology and implications for estimates of rates of plankton mortality