Diversity and ecological footprint of Global Ocean RNA viruses

G Dominguez-Huerta, AA Zayed, JM Wainaina, J Guo… - Science, 2022 - science.org
DNA viruses are increasingly recognized as influencing marine microbes and microbe-
mediated biogeochemical cycling. However, little is known about global marine RNA virus …

metaPR2: A database of eukaryotic 18S rRNA metabarcodes with an emphasis on protists

D Vaulot, CWH Sim, D Ong, B Teo… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, metabarcoding has become the method of choice for investigating the
composition and assembly of microbial eukaryotic communities. The number of …

Investigating the eco‐evolutionary response of microbiomes to environmental change

JBH Martiny, AC Martiny, E Brodie, AB Chase… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms are the primary engines of biogeochemical processes and foundational to
the provisioning of ecosystem services to human society. Free‐living microbial communities …

Genomic and meta-genomic insights into the functions, diversity and global distribution of haptophyte algae

M Penot, JB Dacks, B Read, RG Dorrell - Applied Phycology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Haptophytes are an environmentally important phylum of eukaryotic phytoplankton, forming
the second most abundant algal group after diatoms in recent estimates of ocean …

Genomic evidence for global ocean plankton biogeography shaped by large-scale current systems

DJ Richter, R Watteaux, T Vannier, J Leconte… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Biogeographical studies have traditionally focused on readily visible organisms, but recent
technological advances are enabling analyses of the large-scale distribution of microscopic …

Ecological mechanisms and current systems shape the modular structure of the global oceans' prokaryotic seascape

F Milke, J Meyerjürgens, M Simon - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Major biogeographic features of the microbial seascape in the oceans have been
established and their underlying ecological mechanisms in the (sub) tropical oceans and the …

The FORCIS database: A global census of planktonic Foraminifera from ocean waters

S Chaabane, T de Garidel-Thoron, X Giraud… - Scientific data, 2023 - nature.com
Planktonic Foraminifera are unique paleo-environmental indicators through their excellent
fossil record in ocean sediments. Their distribution and diversity are affected by different …

Global bioregions of reptiles confirm the consistency of bioregionalization processes across vertebrate clades

M Falaschi, S Marta, E Lo Parrino, U Roll… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The identification of biogeographical zones has been fundamental in broadscale
biodiversity analyses over the last 150 years. If processes underlying bioregionalization …

Global beta diversity patterns of microbial communities in the surface and deep ocean

E Villarino, JR Watson, G Chust… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Dispersal and environmental gradients shape marine microbial communities, yet the
relative importance of these factors across taxa with distinct sizes and dispersal capacity in …

Deviation from neutral species abundance distributions unveils geographical differences in the structure of diatom communities

E Pigani, BH Mele, L Campese, E Ser-Giacomi… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
In recent years, the application of metagenomics techniques has advanced our
understanding of plankton communities and their global distribution. Despite this progress …