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Using picoeukaryote communities to indicate the spatial heterogeneity of the Nordic Seas
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posted on 2023-05-20, 07:13 authored by Liu, Q, Jiang, Y, Wang, Q, Wang, M, Andrew McMinnAndrew McMinn, Zhao, Q, Xue, C, Wang, X, Dong, J, Yu, Y, Han, Y, Zhao, JPicoeukaryotes are an important, diverse and spatially variable component of marine microbial communities. However, little is known of their distribution in response to environmental heterogeneity. In this study, to understand the Nordic Seas picoeukaryotic community, eleven surface samples from different water bodies were collected in June 2015. Archaeplastida, mainly Prasinophyceae, was present in all samples and was the largest component in cold waters, while Rhizaria and Alveoata were most abundant in the samples influenced by warm waters. Multivariate analyses showed that samples could be discriminated into groupings, each with its specific dominant species and community structure could precisely reflect the environmental heterogeneity caused by different water masses. This study details the relationships between the picoeukaryotes and complex currents in the Nordic Seas, and provides insight for application of using picoeukaryotes as indicator in future bioassessment for arctic or boreal waters.
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Publication title
Ecological IndicatorsVolume
107Article number
105582Number
105582Pagination
1-8ISSN
1470-160XDepartment/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Elsevier Science BvPlace of publication
NetherlandsRights statement
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