Table 3 Comparison of results fitted by models 1, 2, 3 and 4 with measured data in marine phytoplankton

I. galbana

 Model 1

0.411 ± 0.032^a

119.51 ± 4.72^a

229.90 ± 13.60^b

63.12 ± 2.33^a

25.97 ± 2.54^a

0.981 ± 0.007^a

 Model 2

0.468 ± 0.037^a

97.45 ± 3.02^b

709.60 ± 26.89^a

56.71 ± 2.41^a

26.59 ± 2.60^a

0.986 ± 0.007^a

 Model 3

0.373 ± 0.020^a

97.55 ± 3.37^b

699.26 ± 32.19^a

65.51 ± 3.48^a

23.98 ± 1.95^a

0.989 ± 0.007^a

 Model 4

0.482 ± 0.037^a

98.33 ± 3.20^b

766.17 ± 24.38^a

61.06 ± 2.82^a

26.63 ± 2.44^a

0.986 ± 0.008^a

 Measured

≈ 94.14

≈ 800

≈ 62

≈ 24.29

D. salina

 Model 1

0.874 ± 0.023^c

123.09 ± 5.88^a

116.90 ± 23.87^c

23.87 ± 1.66^a

20.92 ± 1.97^a

0.944 ± 0.016^b

 Model 2

1.006 ± 0.033^b

113.73 ± 6.24^a

453.39 ± 6.87^b

21.27 ± 1.75^a

21.39 ± 1.81^a

0.990 ± 0.001^a

 Model 3

0.918 ± 0.058^bc

114.45 ± 6.24^a

444.33 ± 6.04^b

23.09 ± 2.29^a

19.89 ± 1.14^a

0.989 ± 0.007^a

 Model 4

1.202 ± 0.037^a

113.31 ± 5.87^a

510.24 ± 2.92^a

21.67 ± 1.93^a

23.30 ± 1.93^a

0.983 ± 0.002^a

 Measured

≈ 119.24

≈ 500

≈ 23

≈ 20.25

P. subcordiformis

 Model 1

1.975 ± 0.055^d

107.96 ± 5.58^a

41.25 ± 1.62^d

13.40 ± 2.21^a

26.32 ± 3.93^a

0.883 ± 0.010^c

 Model 2

2.479 ± 0.023^c

94.64 ± 6.65^a

212.36 ± 7.80^c

11.05 ± 1.65^a

27.45 ± 4.30^a

0.975 ± 0.009^a

 Model 3

2.834 ± 0.056^b

95.59 ± 6.63^a

251.97 ± 9.73^b

10.82 ± 1.87^a

26.13 ± 4.26^a

0.958 ± 0.013^ab

 Model 4

3.640 ± 0.031^a

92.20 ± 6.56^a

299.55 ± 10.72^a

9.68 ± 1.71^a

28.36 ± 4.21^a

0.934 ± 0.013^b

 Measured

≈ 100.13

≈ 150

≈ 14

≈ 24.49