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- Title
Microbial oceanography in a sea of opportunity.
- Authors
Bowler, Chris; Karl, David M.; Colwell, Rita R.
- Abstract
Plankton use solar energy to drive the nutrient cycles that make the planet habitable for larger organisms. We can now explore the diversity and functions of plankton using genomics, revealing the gene repertoires associated with survival in the oceans. Such studies will help us to appreciate the sensitivity of ocean systems and of the ocean's response to climate change, improving the predictive power of climate models.
- Subjects
MARINE microbiology; OCEANOGRAPHIC research; MICROBIAL ecology; NUTRIENT cycles; PLANKTON; SOLAR energy research; GENOMICS; MICROBIAL genetics
- Publication
Nature, 2009, Vol 459, Issue 7244, p180
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nature08056