Investigating Bacterial Community Structure over Temporal and Spatial Scales in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

• Main Author: Zorz, Jackie
• Other Authors: Department of Biology, Master of Science, n/a, Dr. Sophia Stone, Dr. Doug Wallace, Dr. Paul Bentzen, Dr. Rob Beiko, Dr. Julie LaRoche, Not Applicable
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: microbial ecology; biogeography; bacteria; biological oceanography; 16S gene sequencing; North Atlantic Ocean; Bedford; North Atlantic; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/72782

Bacteria are important members of every marine ecosystem and the composition of their communities has implications for global biogeochemical cycling. The Northwest Atlantic Ocean is an ecologically and economically significant region that exhibits wide ranges in physiochemical parameters that vary s...