Tara Oceans: towards global ocean ecosystems biology
A planetary-scale understanding of the ocean ecosystem, particularly in light of climate
change, is crucial. Here, we review the work of Tara Oceans, an international …
change, is crucial. Here, we review the work of Tara Oceans, an international …
Global trends in marine plankton diversity across kingdoms of life
The ocean is home to myriad small planktonic organisms that underpin the functioning of
marine ecosystems. However, their spatial patterns of diversity and the underlying drivers …
marine ecosystems. However, their spatial patterns of diversity and the underlying drivers …
The utility of macroecological rules for microbial biogeography
Macroecological rules have been developed for plants and animals that describe large-
scale distributional patterns and attempt to explain the underlying physiological and …
scale distributional patterns and attempt to explain the underlying physiological and …
Selection, drift and community interactions shape microbial biogeographic patterns in the Pacific Ocean
F Milke, I Wagner-Doebler, G Wienhausen… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Despite accumulating data on microbial biogeographic patterns in terrestrial and aquatic
environments, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of how these patterns establish …
environments, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of how these patterns establish …
Global drivers of eukaryotic plankton biogeography in the sunlit ocean
Eukaryotic plankton are a core component of marine ecosystems with exceptional taxonomic
and ecological diversity, yet how their ecology interacts with the environment to drive global …
and ecological diversity, yet how their ecology interacts with the environment to drive global …
Gene expression changes and community turnover differentially shape the global ocean metatranscriptome
G Salazar, L Paoli, A Alberti, J Huerta-Cepas… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Ocean microbial communities strongly influence the biogeochemistry, food webs, and
climate of our planet. Despite recent advances in understanding their taxonomic and …
climate of our planet. Despite recent advances in understanding their taxonomic and …
Functional traits resolve mechanisms governing the assembly and distribution of nitrogen-cycling microbial communities in the global ocean
Microorganisms drive much of the marine nitrogen (N) cycle, which jointly controls the
primary production in the global ocean. However, our understanding of the microbial …
primary production in the global ocean. However, our understanding of the microbial …
Deep learning of a bacterial and archaeal universal language of life enables transfer learning and illuminates microbial dark matter
A Hoarfrost, A Aptekmann, G Farfañuk… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The majority of microbial genomes have yet to be cultured, and most proteins identified in
microbial genomes or environmental sequences cannot be functionally annotated. As a …
microbial genomes or environmental sequences cannot be functionally annotated. As a …
The global ocean ship-based hydrographic investigations program (GO-SHIP): a platform for integrated multidisciplinary ocean science
BM Sloyan, R Wanninkhof, M Kramp… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP) provides a
globally coordinated network and oversight of 55 sustained decadal repeat hydrographic …
globally coordinated network and oversight of 55 sustained decadal repeat hydrographic …
Ecological mechanisms and current systems shape the modular structure of the global oceans' prokaryotic seascape
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 …
established and their underlying ecological mechanisms in the (sub) tropical oceans and the …