Microbial Ecology in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

• Main Author: Matthew J. Church (auth)
• Other Authors: Samuel T. Wilson (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Ocean biogeochemistry; Microbiology; productivity; diazotroph; Oligotrophic; export; nutrients
• Online Access: 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...