Atmospheric aerosol deposition (wet and dry) is an important source of macro and
micronutrients (N, P, C, Si, and Fe) to the oceans. Most of the mass flux of air particles is …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is a miniature ocean divided by the Sicily Strait into two
basins with a marked west to east trophic gradient and separated of the nearby eastern …

Bacteria are an active and diverse component of pelagic communities. The identification of
main factors governing microbial diversity and spatial distribution requires advanced …

Coastal seawaters receive thousands of organic pollutants. However, we have little
understanding of the response of microbiomes to this pool of anthropogenic dissolved …

Epiphytic microbial communities often have a close relationship with their eukaryotic host,
assisting with defence, health, disease prevention and nutrient transfer. Shifts in the …

Particulate organic matter (POM) lability is one of the key factors determining the residence
time of organic carbon (OC) in the marine system. Phytoplankton community composition …

Heterotrophic bacteria typically take up directly dissolved organic matter due to the small
molecular size, although both particulate and dissolved organic matter have labile (easily …

In the last decades, among the marine biogeochemical models, there have been an
increasing number of marine Plankton Functional Type (PFT) models. Since the precursor …

Different factors affect the way dissolved organic matter (DOM) is processed in the ocean
water column, including environmental conditions and the functional capabilities of the …

Abstract In this study, Illumina MiSeq sequencing of the 16 S rRNA gene was used to
describe the bacterial communities in the South China Sea (SCS) during the southwest …