The diel rhythm of intracellular carbon storage favors nano-phytoplankton over pico-phytoplankton in subtropical oceans

Zhen Wu1, Ioannis Tsakalakis2, John Casey3, Michael J Follows3 and Joseph John Vallino4, (1)Peking University, Beijing, China, (2)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States, (3)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, United States, (4)Marine Biological Laboratory, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA, United States