Table 4.

Parameter definitions, unit and ranges for D. flos-aquae growth model

Parameter	Definition	Unit	Range	Reference
$I_{opt}$	Optimal light intensity	µmol/ m2 /s	20–200	(Hesse et al. 2001; McCausland et al. 2005)
$K_{N{O}_3}$	Half-saturation concentration of nitrate N	µM	0.1–37.8	(Donald et al. 2013; Baldia et al. 2007)
$K_{P{O}_4}$	Half-saturation concentration of phosphate P	µM	0.02–0.67	(Willis et al. 2017; De Nobel et al. 1997)
$C:Chl$	Carbon to chlorophyll-a mass ratio	n/a	30–500	(Sathyendranath et al. 2009)
${\mu }_{max}$	Maximum growth rate	/d	0.1–1.0	(Fujimoto et al. 1997; Isvánovics et al. 2000)