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SUBMITTER: Martin-Platero AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5773528 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martin-Platero Antonio M AM Cleary Brian B Kauffman Kathryn K Preheim Sarah P SP McGillicuddy Dennis J DJ Alm Eric J EJ Polz Martin F MF
Nature communications 20180118 1
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 all taxa undergo large, near daily fluctuations in abundance, microbial plankton are organized into clearly defined communities whose turnover is rapid and sharp. We analyze a time series of 93 consecu ...[more]