Dynamics of the potential photosynthetic activity of marine phytoplankton during illumination change in the North Atlantic

Abstract

The results of experimental studies of the magnitude and rate of variability of the potential photosynthetic activity of marine phytoplankton under variations in light conditions simulating the vertical mixing of phytoplankton within the euphotic layer are considered. It has been shown that photoinhibition of phytoplankton in the surface layer occurs fairly quickly, but is reversible with mixing of water.