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Size‐fractionation <strong>of</strong> metal <strong>stoichiometry</strong> in the field<br />

• Metal content (Al, Ti, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) decreases as size <strong>of</strong> organisms<br />

increases (Ho et al. 2007)<br />

a) Higher SA to volume ratio in the smaller fractions, potential for more<br />

extracellular trace metals<br />

Ho et al 2007<br />

Me g wt -1 )<br />

(μg M<br />

10 -60 m<br />

60 -150 m > 150 m

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