Diatom aggregates from the open ocean

Diatom aggregates composed of one to many chains of Pseudonitzschia pseudodelicatis-sima were abundant (up to 10% of the autotrophic biomass) in high-nutrient open-ocean regions of both the equatorial Pacific and north Atlantic. The chains were connected at a central mass composed of fecal material....

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Plankton Research
Main Authors: Buck, Kurt R., Chavez, Francisco P.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1994
Subjects:
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Pacific
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/16/10/1449
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/16.10.1449
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Summary:Diatom aggregates composed of one to many chains of Pseudonitzschia pseudodelicatis-sima were abundant (up to 10% of the autotrophic biomass) in high-nutrient open-ocean regions of both the equatorial Pacific and north Atlantic. The chains were connected at a central mass composed of fecal material. The morphology is consistent with viable diatoms growing on or from eroding fecal pellets.

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