High resolution time series reveals cohesive but short-lived communities in coastal plankton

Because microbial plankton in the ocean comprise diverse bacteria, algae, and protists that are subject to environmental forcing on multiple spatial and temporal scales, a fundamental open question is to what extent these organisms form ecologically cohesive communities. Here we show that although a...

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Main Authors: Cleary, Brian (Author), McGillicuddy, Dennis J. (Author), Martin Platero, Antonio (Contributor), Kauffman, Anne Kathryn Marie (Contributor), Preheim, Sarah P. (Contributor), Alm, Eric J (Contributor), Polz, Martin F (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2018-05-10T17:33:44Z.
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