[HTML][HTML] Marine bacterioplankton seasonal succession dynamics

C Bunse, J Pinhassi - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
Bacterioplankton (bacteria and archaea) are indispensable regulators of global element
cycles owing to their unique ability to decompose and remineralize dissolved organic matter …

Understanding the unique biogeochemistry of the Mediterranean Sea: Insights from a coupled phosphorus and nitrogen model

HR Powley, MD Krom… - Global Biogeochemical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea (MS) is an oligotrophic basin whose offshore water column
exhibits low dissolved inorganic phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) concentrations, unusually …

Temporal and spatial variability of in situ nitrogen fixation activities associated with the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica meadows

NSR Agawin, P Ferriol, E Sintes… - Limnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study provides the first extensive data on in situ rates of N2 fixation in minimally
disturbed Posidonia oceanica meadows and their temporal and spatial variability along the …

Impact of the 3 C temperature rise on bacterial growth and carbon transfer towards higher trophic levels: empirical models for the Adriatic Sea

M Šolić, N Krstulović, D Šantić, S Šestanović… - Journal of marine …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea (including the Adriatic Sea) has been identified as a
'hotspot'for climate change, with the prediction of the increase in water temperature of 2–4° …

Anthropogenic versus mineral aerosols in the stimulation of microbial planktonic communities in coastal waters of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

I Marín, S Nunes, ED Sanchez-Perez… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The atmosphere of the northwestern (NW) Mediterranean Sea is affected by continuous
inputs of anthropogenic aerosols and episodic Saharan dust events. These atmospheric …

Effects of grazing, phosphorus and light on the growth rates of major bacterioplankton taxa in the coastal NW Mediterranean

O Sánchez, M Koblížek, JM Gasol… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Estimation of growth rates is crucial to understand the ecological role of prokaryotes and
their contribution to marine biogeochemical cycling. However, there are only a few estimates …

[HTML][HTML] Linking bacterial community structure to advection and environmental impact along a coast-fjord gradient of the Sognefjord, western Norway

JE Storesund, RA Sandaa, TF Thingstad… - Progress in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Here we present novel data on bacterial assemblages along a coast-fjord gradient in the
Sognefjord, the deepest (1308 m) and longest (205 km) ice-free fjord in the world. Data were …

[HTML][HTML] Horizontal and Vertical Distributions of Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) in the NW Mediterranean Sea Are Linked to Chlorophyll a and O2 Variability

E Ortega-Retuerta, MM Sala, E Borrull… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) are relevant in particle and carbon fluxes in the
ocean, and have economic impact in the desalination industry affecting reverse osmosis …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal bacterioplankton metabolism is stimulated stronger by anthropogenic aerosols than saharan dust

I Marín, S Nunes, ED Sánchez-Pérez… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In oligotrophic regions, such as the Mediterranean Sea, atmospheric deposition has the
potential to stimulate heterotrophic prokaryote growth and production in surface waters …

How phosphorus limitation can control climate-active gas sources and sinks

N Gypens, AV Borges, C Ghyoot - Journal of Marine Systems, 2017 - Elsevier
Since the 1950's, anthropogenic activities have increased nutrient river loads to European
coastal areas. Subsequent implementation of nutrient reduction policies have led to …