Dramatic shifts in benthic microbial eukaryote communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Benthic habitats harbour a significant (yet unexplored) diversity of microscopic eukaryote taxa, including metazoan phyla, protists, algae and fungi. These groups are thought to underpin ecosystem functioning across diverse marine environments. Coastal marine habitats in the Gulf of Mexico experienc...

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Main Authors: Holly M Bik, Kenneth M Halanych, Jyotsna Sharma, W Kelley Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3368851?pdf=render