Figure 2: Metabolic scaling in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
From: Faster growth of the major prokaryotic versus eukaryotic CO2 fixers in the oligotrophic ocean
Scatter plot of biomass versus daily growth of Prochlorococcus (red triangles), Synechococcus (yellow triangles), small plastidic protists (green circles) and large plastidic protists (green squares) to compare their growth. Solid lines indicate linear regressions of cyanobacteria (slope=1.4, r2=0.89, P<0.001) and picoeukaryotes (slope=0.6, r2=0.67, P<0.001). Dashed line indicates equality of biomass and daily growth.
