1. Changes in Microbial Plankton Assemblages Induced by Mesoscale Oceanographic Features in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
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Alicia K. Williams, Antonietta Quigg, Jay R. Rooker, Allison S. McInnes, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, and Texas A&M University [College Station]
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Population Dynamics ,Mesoscale meteorology ,lcsh:Medicine ,Oceanography ,Carbon Cycle ,Abundance (ecology) ,Seawater ,Photic zone ,14. Life underwater ,lcsh:Science ,Relative species abundance ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean, Atmosphere ,Gulf of Mexico ,Multidisciplinary ,Ecology ,lcsh:R ,fungi ,Community structure ,Pelagic zone ,Biodiversity ,15. Life on land ,Plankton ,Sea surface temperature ,13. Climate action ,Environmental science ,lcsh:Q ,Water Microbiology ,Research Article - Abstract
Mesoscale circulation generated by the Loop Current in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) delivers growth-limiting nutrients to the microbial plankton of the euphotic zone. Consequences of physicochemically driven community shifts on higher order consumers and subsequent impacts on the biological carbon pump remain poorly understood. This study evaluates microbial plankton
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- 2015
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