Microbial Ecology in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

• Автор: Matthew J. Church (auth)
• Інші автори: Samuel T. Wilson (auth)
• Формат: Електронний ресурс Частина з книги
• Мова: Англійська
• Опубліковано: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Серія: Frontiers Research Topics
• Предмети: Ocean biogeochemistry; Microbiology; productivity; diazotroph; Oligotrophic; export; nutrients
• Онлайн доступ: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The microbial community in the oligotrophic North Pacific Subtropical Gyre is dominated by unicellular microorganisms less than a few micrometers in size. Despite the persistent low nutrient concentrations, phytoplankton growth rates appear near maximal, sustained by the recycling of nutrients with...