Microbial biogeography of the North Sea during summer
Micro-organisms are vital for the functioning of all food webs and are the major drivers of the global biogeochemical cycles. The microbial community compositions and physicochemical conditions of the different water masses in the North Sea, a biologically productive sea on the northwestern European...
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ftnioz:oai:imis.nioz.nl:230837 2023-05-15T17:34:28+02:00 Microbial biogeography of the North Sea during summer Brandsma, J. Martínez Martínez, J. Slagter, H.A. Evans, C. Brussaard, C.P.D. 2013 http://imis.nioz.nl/imis.php?module=ref&refid=230837 en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000317863300009 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.1007/s10533-012-9783-3 http://imis.nioz.nl/imis.php?module=ref&refid=230837 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess %3Ci%3EBiogeochemistry+113%281-3%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+119-136.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs10533-012-9783-3%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs10533-012-9783-3%3C%2Fa%3E Bacteria info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftnioz https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-012-9783-3 2022-05-01T13:56:27Z Micro-organisms are vital for the functioning of all food webs and are the major drivers of the global biogeochemical cycles. The microbial community compositions and physicochemical conditions of the different water masses in the North Sea, a biologically productive sea on the northwestern European continental shelf, were studied during two summer cruises, in order to provide detailed baseline data for this region and examine its microbial biogeography. For each cruise the stations were clustered according to their physicochemical characteristics and their microbial community composition. The largest cluster, which covered most of the central and northern North Sea, consisted of stations that were characterized by a thermally stratified water column and had low chlorophyll a autofluorescence and generally low microbial abundances. The second main cluster contained stations that were dominated by picoeukaryotes and showed the influence of influxes of North Atlantic water via the English Channel and south of the Shetland Islands. The third main cluster was formed by stations that were dominated by cyanobacteria and nanoeukaryotes in the reduced salinity Norwegian Coastal and Skagerrak waters, while the fourth cluster represented the German Bight, a region with strong riverine input, high nutrient concentrations, and consequently high heterotrophic bacterial and viral abundances. Despite the complex and dynamic hydrographic nature of the North Sea, the consistent distinctions in microbiology between these different hydrographic regions during both cruises illustrate the strong links between the microbial community and its environment, as well as the possibility to use microorganisms for long-term monitoring of environmental change. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic NIOZ Repository (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) Biogeochemistry 113 1-3 119 136 |
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Micro-organisms are vital for the functioning of all food webs and are the major drivers of the global biogeochemical cycles. The microbial community compositions and physicochemical conditions of the different water masses in the North Sea, a biologically productive sea on the northwestern European continental shelf, were studied during two summer cruises, in order to provide detailed baseline data for this region and examine its microbial biogeography. For each cruise the stations were clustered according to their physicochemical characteristics and their microbial community composition. The largest cluster, which covered most of the central and northern North Sea, consisted of stations that were characterized by a thermally stratified water column and had low chlorophyll a autofluorescence and generally low microbial abundances. The second main cluster contained stations that were dominated by picoeukaryotes and showed the influence of influxes of North Atlantic water via the English Channel and south of the Shetland Islands. The third main cluster was formed by stations that were dominated by cyanobacteria and nanoeukaryotes in the reduced salinity Norwegian Coastal and Skagerrak waters, while the fourth cluster represented the German Bight, a region with strong riverine input, high nutrient concentrations, and consequently high heterotrophic bacterial and viral abundances. Despite the complex and dynamic hydrographic nature of the North Sea, the consistent distinctions in microbiology between these different hydrographic regions during both cruises illustrate the strong links between the microbial community and its environment, as well as the possibility to use microorganisms for long-term monitoring of environmental change. |
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Microbial biogeography of the North Sea during summer |
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