Variability of ultraplankton composition and distribution in an oligotrophic coastal ecosystem of the NW Mediterranean Sea derived from a two-year survey at the single cell level.

Ultraplankton [heterotrophic prokaryotes and ultraphytoplankton (<10 μm)] were monitored weekly over two years (2009 & 2010) in a coastal area of the NW Mediterranean Sea. Six clusters were differentiated by flow cytometry on the basis of their optical properties, two heterotrophic prokaryote...

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Main Authors: Maria Luiza Pedrotti, Laure Mousseau, Sophie Marro, Ornella Passafiume, Marjorie Gossaert, Jean-Philippe Labat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5739496?pdf=render