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SUBMITTER: Sackett O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3868450 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sackett Olivia O Petrou Katherina K Reedy Brian B De Grazia Adrian A Hill Ross R Doblin Martina M Beardall John J Ralph Peter P Heraud Philip P
PloS one 20131121 11
Diatoms are the primary source of nutrition and energy for the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Microalgae, including diatoms, synthesise biological macromolecules such as lipids, proteins and carbohydrates for growth, reproduction and acclimation to prevailing environmental conditions. Here we show that three key species of Southern Ocean diatom (Fragilariopsis cylindrus, Chaetoceros simplex and Pseudo-nitzschia subcurvata) exhibited phenotypic plasticity in response to salinity and temperature regime ...[more]