Nature Communications (May 2022)

Influence of nutrient supply on plankton microbiome biodiversity and distribution in a coastal upwelling region

  • Chase C. James,
  • Andrew D. Barton,
  • Lisa Zeigler Allen,
  • Robert H. Lampe,
  • Ariel Rabines,
  • Anne Schulberg,
  • Hong Zheng,
  • Ralf Goericke,
  • Kelly D. Goodwin,
  • Andrew E. Allen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30139-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Coastal upwelling sustains some of the most productive ocean regions. Here, the authors find that spatial patterns and temporal changes in nutrient supply explain marine microbial community structure and diversity in the Southern California Current region.