The microbial conveyor belt: connecting the globe through dispersion and dormancy
Despite the recent increase in knowledge concerning microorganisms, the processes
determining their global distribution and functioning have not been disentangled. Microbial …
determining their global distribution and functioning have not been disentangled. Microbial …
Sinking particles promote vertical connectivity in the ocean microbiome
M Mestre, C Ruiz-González… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The sinking of organic particles formed in the photic layer is a main vector of carbon export
into the deep ocean. Although sinking particles are heavily colonized by microbes, so far it …
into the deep ocean. Although sinking particles are heavily colonized by microbes, so far it …
Environmental gradients and physical barriers drive the basin‐wide spatial structuring of Mediterranean Sea and adjacent eastern Atlantic Ocean prokaryotic …
M Sebastián, E Ortega‐Retuerta… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
basins with a marked west to east trophic gradient and separated of the nearby eastern …
Reproductive biology of the two main reef-building cold-water coral species (Desmophyllum pertusum and Madrepora oculata) in the Mediterranean Sea
M Chemel, AL Meistertzheim, V Mouchi… - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although cold-water coral (CWC) biology, physiology, and connectivity, have been
extensively studied, few studies have so far focused on their reproductive biology. The …
extensively studied, few studies have so far focused on their reproductive biology. The …
Global biogeography of the smallest plankton across ocean depths
Tiny ocean plankton (picoplankton) are fundamental for the functioning of the biosphere, but
the ecological mechanisms shaping their biogeography were partially understood …
the ecological mechanisms shaping their biogeography were partially understood …
Higher contribution of globally rare bacterial taxa reflects environmental transitions across the surface ocean
Microbial taxa range from being ubiquitous and abundant across space to extremely rare
and endemic, depending on their ecophysiology and on different processes acting locally or …
and endemic, depending on their ecophysiology and on different processes acting locally or …
Bacterial communities and culturable petroleum hydrocarbon degrading bacteria in marine sediments in the northeastern South China Sea
W Xu, Y Qiao, J Wei, Q Jiang, J Xue - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Marine oil spill pollution was one of the factors affecting the marine ecology of the
northeastern South China Sea (nSCS). The submarine oil produced after the oil spill had a …
northeastern South China Sea (nSCS). The submarine oil produced after the oil spill had a …
Seasonal prokaryotic community linkages between surface and deep ocean water
Sinking organic particles from surface waters provide key nutrients to the deep ocean, and
could serve as vectors transporting microbial diversity to the deep ocean. However, the …
could serve as vectors transporting microbial diversity to the deep ocean. However, the …
Contrasting degradation rates of natural dissolved organic carbon by deep-sea prokaryotes under stratified water masses and deep-water convection conditions in the …
Most of the ocean is deep with the majority of its volume (> 80%) lying under a depth greater
than 1000 m. Deep-ocean substrates input is mainly supplied as organic matter (in …
than 1000 m. Deep-ocean substrates input is mainly supplied as organic matter (in …
In situ growth experiments of reef-building cold-water corals: The good, the bad and the ugly
F Lartaud, AL Meistertzheim, E Peru… - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2017 - Elsevier
The ecological study of corals in their habitat is essential to determine the effects of global
change and to develop strategies for reef conservation. Based on mark and recovery …
change and to develop strategies for reef conservation. Based on mark and recovery …