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Phosphorus physiology of the marine cyanobacterium Trichodesmium
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Primary producers play a critical role in the oceanic food chain and the global cycling of carbon. The marine diazotroph Trichodesmium is a major contributor to both primary production and nitrogen fixation in the tropical ...
Biology and potential biogeochemical impacts of novel predatory flavobacteria
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Predatory bacteria are ubiquitous in aquatic environments and may be important players in the ecology and biogeochemistry of microbial communities. Three novel strains belonging to two genera of marine flavobacteria, Olleya ...
Form, function and flow in the plankton : jet propulsion and filtration by pelagic tunicates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Trade-offs between filtration rate and swimming performance among several salp species with distinct morphologies and swimming styles were compared. Small-scale particle encounter at the salp filtering apparatus was also ...