Changes in (A,B,C,D) the effective absorption cross-section of PSII photochemistry (σʹPSII), (E,F,G,H) electron transfer rate from PSII (ETR), and (I,J,K,L) the rate constant for the reopening of PSII reaction centers (1/τ) with N starvation and during recovery following the resupply of N. Symbols for recovery response are the same as in Fig 1. The values shown for σʹPSII at each sampling point were determined under low actinic light (8 and 21 μmol photons m-2 s-1 for prasinophytes and diatoms respectively) as explained in the text. Error bars represent propagated standard error based on the calculated error of curve fitting by the FRRf software and the standard error among triplicate cultures.